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Alfred Saalwächter

Born on 10 Jan 1883.
Crew 4/01. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 6 Dec 1945, USSR.

Commands:
U 94, U 46

Ludwig Karl Sahl

Born on 15 Jan 1887.
Crew 4/06. Kapitänleutnant

Commands:
UB 32, UC 52

Reinhold Saltzwedel

Born on 23 Nov 1889.
Crew 4/08. Oberleutnant zur See (19 Sep 1914)
Awarded the Pour le Mérite on (20 Aug 1917)
Died on 2 Dec 1917, English Channel.

Commands:
UB 10, UC 10, UC 11, UC 21, UC 71, UB 81

Fritz Saupe

Born on 11 Aug 1884.
Crew 4/02. Kapitänleutnant

Commands:
U 73

Carl Heinrich Saß

Born on 29 Oct 1891.
Crew 4/11. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
UC 52

Hans Scabell

Born on 18 Mar 1885.
Crew 4/02. Kapitänleutnant

Commands:
U 125

Ludwig Schaafhausen

Born on 12 Apr 1890.
Crew 4/08. Kapitänleutnant

Commands:
UB 34

Kurt Schapler

Born on 10 Oct 1888.
Crew 4/05. Kapitänleutnant (24 Apr 1916)
Died on 21 Apr 1918, Med.Sea.

Commands:
UB 30, UC 73, UB 71

Walter Scheffler

Born on 2 Apr 1890.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 10 Sep 1918, North Sea.

Commands:
UB 21, UB 127

Martin Schelle

Born on 18 Jan 1888.
Crew 4/06. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 14 Jul 1918, Padstow, Cornwall.

Commands:
UC 33, UB 65

Karl Scherb

Born on 3 Jun 1888.
Crew 4/07. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
U A, U 22, U 58, U 80

Richard Scheurlen

Born on 5 Dec 1890.
Crew 4/10. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
U 71, UB 98

Friedrich Schlosser

Born on 19 Mar 1885 in Teplitz (Teplice), Bohemia.
Linenschiffleutnant (1 Nov 1911)
Died on Oct 1959, Graf.

Commands:
k.u.k. U5, k.u.k. U15, k.u.k. U5, k.u.k. U43, k.u.k. U14

Matthias Graf von Schmettow

Born on 9 Nov 1887.
Crew 4/06. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 9 May 1917, Dover Straits.

Commands:
UC 6, UC 26, UB 10, UB 23

Albrecht Schmidt

Born on 22 Dec 1890.
Crew 4/10. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
UB 121

Eberhard Schmidt

Born on 1 Jun 1894.
Crew 4/12. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
UC 4, UC 71

Georg Schmidt

Born on 4 Nov 1882.
Crew 4/00. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 2 Sep 1917, off Murmane coast.

Commands:
U 28

Hugo Schmidt

Born on 12 Sep 1885.
Crew 4/04. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 12 Apr 1964

Commands:
U 71, U 97

Max Schmidt

Born on 24 Apr 1890.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
UB 106

Siegfried Schmidt

Born on 24 May 1888.
Crew 4/06. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 25 May 1915, Med.Sea.

Commands:
UB 3

Walter Gottfried Schmidt

Born on 29 Jan 1887.
Crew 4/05. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
UC 11, UC 8

Max Schmitz

Born on 17 Jan 1889.
Crew 4/08. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 15 Oct 1917, English Channel.

Commands:
UC 11, UC 62

Walter Schmitz

Born on 1 Feb 1891.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 4 Mar 1919, Skipton (GB).

Commands:
UC 4, UC 75

Fritz Schmolling

Born on 10 Mar 1886.
Crew 4/04. Kapitänleutnant

Commands:
U 75

Rudolf Schneider

Born on 13 Feb 1882.
Crew 4/01. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 13 Oct 1917, North Sea.

Commands:
U 24, U 87

Otto von Schrader

Born on 18 Mar 1888 in Lyck, E Prussia.
Crew 4/06. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 19 Jul 1945, Bergen, Norway.

Commands:
UC 31, UB 35, UB 64, U 53

Wilhelm Schröder

Born on 2 Mar 1887.
Crew 4/05. Kapitänleutnant

Commands:
UC 51

Fritz Schubert

Born on 16 Jan 1888.
Crew 4/08. Kapitänleutnant

Commands:
UB 125

Otto von Schubert

Born on 30 Mar 1886.
Crew 4/04. Kapitänleutnant

Commands:
U 24, U 110

Hans Schultheß

Born on 19 Sep 1886.
Crew 4/05. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 2 Mar 1929

Commands:
U A, U 23

Theodor Schultz

Born on 30 Sep 1888.
Crew 4/08. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 29 Nov 1917, "North Sea, off Vlieland".

Commands:
UB 34, UC 28, UC 55, UB 61

Otto Schultze

Born on 11 May 1884.
Crew 4/00. Kapitänleutnant
Awarded the Pour le Mérite on (18 Mar 1918)
Died on 22 Jan 1966

Commands:
U 63, U 63

Gerhard Schulz

Born on 23 Mar 1887.
Crew 4/06. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
UC 27, UB 67, UB 131

Erich Schulze

Born on 6 Apr 1889.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See d.R.

Commands:
U 72

Karl Georg Schuster

Born on 19 Aug 1886 in Ülzen.
Crew 4/05. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 16 Jun 1977, Kitzeberg bei Kiel.

Commands:
U 60

Martin Schwab

Born on 17 Mar 1892.
Crew 4/11. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
U 94

Ferdinand Schwartz

Born on 15 May 1890.
Crew 4/10. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 20 Jun 1918, English Channel.

Commands:
UC 11, UC 64

Kurt Schwarz

Born on 13 Jun 1889.
Crew 4/08. Kapitänleutnant

Commands:
UB 14, UB 42, UC 58

Hans Artur Graf von Schweinitz

Born on 26 Jan 1885.
Crew 4/02. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 12 Aug 1914, Heligoland Bight.

Commands:
U 13

Walther Schwieger

Born on 7 Apr 1885.
Crew 4/03. Kapitänleutnant
Awarded the Pour le Mérite on (30 Jul 1917)
Died on 5 Sep 1917, North Sea.

Commands:
U 14, U 20, U 88

Hans Schüler

Born on 15 Oct 1893.
Crew 4/11. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
UC 34, UC 74

Paul Schürmann

Born on 12 Jun 1887.
Crew 4/07. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 21 Oct 1915, off Flanders coast.

Commands:
UC 9

Ernst Schöller

Born on 23 Sep 1893.
Crew 4/12. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 19 Aug 1918, Hoofden.

Commands:
UB 12

Erwin Sebelin

Born on 13 Mar 1888.
Crew 4/05. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 10 Mar 1917, North Sea.

Commands:
UC 43

Alois Sernetz

Born on 20 Mar 1892 in St. Martin bei Villach.
Linenschiffleutnant (1 May 1918)

Commands:
k.u.k. U11

Rudolf Seuffer

Born on 4 Oct 1886.
Crew 4/05. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 4 Feb 1918, Dover straits.

Commands:
UC 50

Freiherr Hugo von Seyffertitz

Born on 23 Sep 1885 in Brixen, Tyrolia.
Linenschiffleutnant (1 Jan 1914)
Died on 10 Jun 1966, Baden.

Commands:
k.u.k. U21, k.u.k. U47

Friedrich Karl Sichart von Sichartshofen

Born on 6 Dec 1887.
Crew 4/06. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
UB 41

Kurt Siewert

Born on 19 Jul 1883.
Crew 4/00. Kapitänleutnant

Commands:
UC 31, U 107

Gustav Sieß

Born on 11 Dec 1883.
Crew 4/02. Kapitänleutnant
Awarded the Pour le Mérite on (24 Apr 1918)
Died on 14 Oct 1970

Commands:
U 73, U 33, U 65

Rudolf Singule

Born on 8 Apr 1883 in Pola.
Linienschiffleutnant (1 May 1911)
Died on 2 May 1945, Brünn.

Commands:
k.u.k. U4, k.u.k. U4

Erich Sittenfeld

Born on 19 Dec 1883.
Crew 4/02. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 12 Sep 1917, Irish Sea.

Commands:
U 45

Frank Skopinic

Born on 25 Feb 1884 in Lussinpiccolo (Mali Losini).
Linenschiffleutnant (1 May 1913)
Died on 12 Jun 1938, Pola.

Commands:
k.u.k. U17

Kurt Slevogt

Born on 21 Mar 1892.
Crew 4/10. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
U 107, U 71, U 79

Wilhelm Smiths

Born on 27 Nov 1886 in Meyrich.
Crew 4/06. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 22 Mar 1954, Bremen.

Commands:
UB 5, UB 26

Hans Soergel

Born on 28 May 1887.
Crew 4/07. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 17 Sep 1917, North Sea.

Commands:
UC 45

Günther Sperling

Born on 7 Mar 1893.
Crew 4/11. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
UB 62, U 57

Freiherr Rudolf von Speth-Schülzburg

Born on 17 Oct 1884.
Crew 4/03. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 25 Dec 1917, Irish Sea.

Commands:
U 87

Freiherr Edgar von Spiegel von und zu Peckelsheim

Born on 9 Oct 1885.
Crew 4/03. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 15 May 1965, Bremen.

Commands:
U 32, U 93

Johannes Spieß

Born on 25 Jul 1888.
Crew 4/07. Kapitänleutnant (13 Dec 1917)

Commands:
U 9, U 19, U 52, U 19, U 135

Robert Sprenger

Born on 11 Jan 1888.
Crew 4/08. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
UC 34, UB 53

Heinz Stamer

Born on 4 Nov 1887.
Crew 4/07. Kapitänleutnant

Commands:
UC 98

Wilhelm-Friedrich Starke

Born on 28 Feb 1885.
Crew 4/03. Kapitänleutnant

Commands:
U 6, U 107

Oskar Steckelberg

Born on 8 Feb 1889 in Witten an der Ruhr.
Crew 4/07. Leutnant z.See (28 Sep 1910)
Died on 11 Jan 1951, Hannover.

Commands:
UC 1, UB 6, UC 4

Walter Stein

Born on 13 Dec 1885.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See d.R.

Commands:
U 57

Freiherr Heinz von Stein zu Lausnitz

Born on 12 Sep 1889.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 29 Jul 1917, Hoofden.

Commands:
UB 27

Wolfgang Steinbauer

Born on 6 May 1888 in Strassburg, Elsass.
Crew 4/08. Kaptlt (28 Apr 1918)
Awarded the Pour le Mérite on (3 Mar 1918)
Died on 27 Jan 1978, Köln.

Commands:
UB 47, UB 48

Otto Steinbrinck

Born on 19 Dec 1888 in Lippstadt.
Crew 4/07. Kapitänleutnant (26 Apr 1917)
Awarded the Pour le Mérite on (29 Mar 1916)
Died on 16 Aug 1947

Commands:
U 6, U 6, UB 10, UB 18, UC 65, UB 57

Ernst Steindorff

Born on 17 May 1891.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 26 May 1918, English Channel.

Commands:
UB 12, UC 71, UB 74

Heinrich Stenzler

Born on 1 Jul 1886.
Crew 4/05. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 21 Apr 1917, North Sea.

Commands:
UC 30

Erich Stephan

Born on 2 Apr 1889.
Crew 4/08. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
UB 10, UB 10, UC 17, UB 116

Friedrich Sterz

Born on 14 May 1891 in Pergine, Tyrolia.
Linenschiffleutnant (1 May 1917)
Died on 14 May 1975, Graf.

Commands:
k.u.k. U22, k.u.k. U10, k.u.k. U29

Rudolf Stier

Born on 10 Nov 1892.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 13 Aug 1918, Hoofden.

Commands:
UB 16, UB 30

Herbert Stohwasser

Born on 3 Jul 1898.
Crew 4/04. Kapitänleutnant

Commands:
U 118

Georg Stollenz

Born on 13 Mar 1892.
Crew 4/11. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
UB 97

Alfred Stoß

Born on 6 Apr 1885.
Crew 4/02. Kapitänleutnant

Commands:
U 8

Arthur Stoßberg

Born on 7 Feb 1891.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 9 May 1918, English Channel.

Commands:
UB 78

Friedrich Strackerjan

Born on 26 Aug 1887.
Crew 4/04. Kapitänleutnant

Commands:
U 105

Walter Strasser

Born on 28 Dec 1889.
Crew 4/10. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
U 98, UC 59

Karl Strnad

Born on 14 Mar 1885 in Pohrlitz (Pohorelice).
Linenschiffleutnant (1 May 1913)
Died on 13 Aug 1915, South Adriatic.

Commands:
k.u.k. U3

Ferdinand Studt

Born on 1 Feb 1879.
Crew 4/98. Korvettenkapitän

Commands:
U 155

Fritz Stuhr

Born on 28 Nov 1883.
Crew 4/02. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 1 Jun 1916, Baltic Sea.

Commands:
U 10

Willy Stüben

Born on 21 Nov 1886.
Crew 10/10. Oberleutnant zur See d.R.

Commands:
UB 10, UC 31

Karl Stöter

Born on 14 Nov 1891.
Crew 4/10. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 26 Jan 1918, English Channel.

Commands:
UB 35

Günther Suadicani

Born on 17 Oct 1887.
Crew 4/08. Kapitänleutnant

Commands:
UB 17

Ferdinand von Suchodoletz

Born on 29 Jul 1884.
Crew 4/02. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 9 Dec 1914, Dover Straits.

Commands:
U 11

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