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Siegfried Wachendorff

Born on 10 Sep 1886.
Crew 4/04. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 15 Jan 1915, North Sea.

Commands:
U 31

Karl Wacker

Born on 7 Jul 1890.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 19 Jan 1918, North Sea.

Commands:
UB 22

Paul Wagenführ

Born on 10 Mar 1884.
Crew 4/00. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 12 Aug 1917, North Sea.

Commands:
U 44

Martin Wahn

Born on 11 Nov 1883.
Crew 4/02. Kapitänleutnant

Commands:
U 114

Franz Walther

Born on 8 Oct 1890.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 13 Dec 1917, North Sea.

Commands:
UB 21, UB 75

Hans Walther

Born on 25 Dec 1883.
Crew 4/02. Kapitänleutnant
Awarded the Pour le Mérite on (9 Jan 1917)

Commands:
U 17, U 52

Freiherr Ernst von Wangenheim

Born on 14 Jul 1891.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
UC 25

Walter Warzecha

Born on 23 May 1891 in Schwiebus, Brandenburg.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 3 Aug 1956, Hamburg.

Commands:
UC 1, UC 71, UB 148

Erwin Waßner

Born on 1 Mar 1887.
Crew 4/06. Oberleutnant zur See
Awarded the Pour le Mérite on (5 Mar 1918)
Died on 24 Aug 1937

Commands:
UC 3, UB 38, UC 69, UB 117, UB 59

Otto Weddigen

Born on 15 Sep 1882 in Herford.
Crew 4/01. Kapitänleutnant
Awarded the Pour le Mérite on (24 Oct 1914)
Died on 18 Mar 1915, Pentland Firth.

Commands:
U 9, U 29

Bernd Wegener

Born on 22 May 1884.
Crew 4/01. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 19 Aug 1915, off S Ireland.

Commands:
U 27

Eberhard Weichold

Born on 23 Aug 1891.
Crew 4/11. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
UC 22

Erwin Weisbach

Born on 29 Sep 1883.
Crew 4/02. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 16 May 1916, off Dunbar, Scotland.

Commands:
U 23, UC 3, U 74

Raimund Weisbach

Born on 16 Sep 1886 in Breslau.
Crew 4/05. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 16 Jun 1970, Hamburg.

Commands:
U 19, U 81

Alexander Weiß

Born on 2 Jan 1883.
Crew 4/02. Kapitänleutnant

Commands:
U 55

Friedrich Weißhun

Born on 1 Jan 1893.
Crew 4/11. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
UC 99

Hans Hermann Wendlandt

Born on 5 Jun 1887.
Crew 10/10. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
UB 47, UC 38

Ralph Wenninger

Born on 22 Apr 1890.
Crew 4/07. Kapitänleutnant
Awarded the Pour le Mérite on (30 Mar 1918)
Died on 13 Mar 1945, Italy.

Commands:
UB 11, UB 17, UB 17, UC 17, UB 55

Egon von Werner

Born on 31 Dec 1888 in Sigmaringen (Baden-Württemberg).
Crew 4/08. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 23 Jun 1955, Sigmaringen (Baden-Württemberg).

Commands:
UC 1, UC 16, UB 54, UB 111

Wilhelm Werner

Born on 6 Jun 1888 in Apola.
Crew 4/05. Oberleutnant zur See
Awarded the Pour le Mérite on (18 Aug 1918)
Died on 14 May 1945, Falkenau, Saxe.

Commands:
UB 9, UB 7, U 55

Fritz Wernicke

Born on 30 Oct 1885.
Crew 4/05. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 18 Jan 1918, Aegean Sea.

Commands:
UB 42, UB 66

Clemens Wickel

Born on 5 Dec 1882.
Crew 4/01. Kapitänleutnant

Commands:
U 38, U 65

Otto Wiebalck

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

Commands:
U 62, U 160

Walter Wiedemann

Born on 2 Jan 1890.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 12 Oct 1922

Commands:
UC 73, UC 97

Erich Wiesenbach

Born on 4 Jun 1891.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
UC 22

Günther Wigankow

Born on 29 Jul 1890.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 18 Nov 1917, Hoofden.

Commands:
UB 12, UB 17, UC 47

Erich Wilcke

Born on 18 Dec 1883.
Crew 4/00. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 3 Apr 1915, English Channel.

Commands:
U 37

Ernst Wilhelms

Born on 28 Aug 1884.
Crew 4/03. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 23 Jul 1917, North Sea.

Commands:
U A, U 69

Kurt Willich

Born on 25 Jun 1885.
Crew 4/05. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 24 May 1917, off Cattaro.

Commands:
UC 24

Alexander Winther

Born on 12 Nov 1892.
Crew 4/11. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
UC 103

Kurt Wippern

Born on 30 Aug 1884.
Crew 4/03. Kapitänleutnant

Commands:
U 58

Bernhard Wischhausen

Born on 5 Oct 1890.
Crew 8/14. Oberleutnant zur See d.R.

Commands:
UC 40

Friedrich Wißmann

Born on 10 Dec 1888.
Crew 4/07. Kapitänleutnant
Died on 17 Nov 1918, Baltic Sea.

Commands:
UC 57

Edgar Wolf

Born on 31 May 1889 in Fiume (Rijeka).
Linenschiffleutnant (1 Nov 1914)
Died on 14 Sep 1952

Commands:
k.u.k. U4, k.u.k. U41

Friedrich Wunderlich

Born on 13 Aug 1891 in Bückeburg.
Crew 4/10. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 27 Mar 1977, Munich.

Commands:
UC 94

Hans Heinrich Wurmbach

Born on 12 May 1891.
Crew 4/11. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
UC 101, U 38

Hans Oskar Wutsdorff

Born on 29 Nov 1890.
Crew 4/09. Oberleutnant zur See

Commands:
UB 124

Otto Wünsche

Born on 28 Sep 1884 in Duisburg.
Crew 4/02. Kapitänleutnant (15 Nov 1913)
Awarded the Pour le Mérite on (20 Dec 1917)
Died on 29 Mar 1919, Kiel.

Commands:
U 25, U 70, U 97, U 126

Franz Wäger

Born on 7 Jan 1888.
Crew 4/07. Oberleutnant zur See
Died on 4 Aug 1916, Otranto Straits.

Commands:
UB 1, UC 7, UB 18, UB 44

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