The Men of the U-boats

List of all U-boat Commanders

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Dr. Ulrich Abel

Born on 3 Mar 1912 in Leipzig.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve (1 Feb 1942)
Died on 24 Apr 1944

Commands:
U-193


Albrecht Achilles

Born on 25 Jan 1914 in Karlsruhe.
Crew 34. Korvettenkapitän (5 Apr 1945)
Knights Cross winner (16 Jan 1943)
Died on 27 Sep 1943, Bahia, Brazil.

Commands:
U-161


Paul Ackermann

Born on 16 Sep 1920 in Mustamäki, Viborg, Finland.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec 1943)

Commands:
U-1221


Wolf Ackermann

Born on 8 Mar 1921 in Heideck, Bavaria.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct 1943)
Died on 17 Feb 2006, Kronberg im Taunus, Germany.

Commands:
U-994


Gerhard Ady

Born on 5 Sep 1923 in Reideberg, Halle.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct 1944)
Died on 22 May 1991

Commands:
U-704, U-677


Hunold von Ahlefeld

Born on 2 Apr 1923 in Linz, Rhineland.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct 1944)

Commands:
U-150


Kurt Ahlers

Born on 31 Jul 1922 in Lüneburg.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec 1943)
Died on 24 Nov 2007, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany.

Commands:
U-10, U-1201


Rolf Heinrich Fritz Albrecht

Born on 10 May 1920 in Magdeburg.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr 1942)
Died on 22 Sep 1986, Backnang, Germany.

Commands:
U-386


Karl Albrecht

Born on 21 Apr 1907 in Essen.
Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr 1943)
Died on 30 Sep 1944

Commands:
U-1062


Wolfgang Aldegarmann

Born on 24 Jun 1916 in Hameln.
Oberleutnant zur See (1 Aug 1942)
Died on 6 Dec 1944

Commands:
U-297


Friedrich Altmeier

Born on 16 Jul 1920 in Mettlach, Saar.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan 1943)
Died on 2007, Nordheide, Germany.

Commands:
U-1227, U-155


Wilhelm Ambrosius

Born on 14 Jun 1903 in Tuchel, West Prussia.
Crew 26. Fregattenkapitän (1 Jun 1944)
Died on 29 Sep 1955, Durban, South Africa.

Commands:
U-28, U-21, U-43


Klaus Andersen

Born on 19 Oct 1918 in Wilhelmshaven.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan 1945)

Commands:
U-708, U-481


Walter Angermann

Born on 22 Jan 1923 in Gelnhausen, Hesse.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct 1944)

Commands:
U-2323, U-2334


Hans-Helmut Anschütz

Born on 27 Jun 1923 in Erfurt.
Crew I/41. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan 1945)
Died on 30 Sep 1987, Germany.

Commands:
U-150


Ferdinand Graf von Arco

Born on 6 Jun 1921 in Gotschdorf, Jägerndorf, Sudetenland.
Crew I/41. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan 1945)
Died on 19 Feb 2004, Pörtschach, Germany.

Commands:
U-151


Ulrich-Philipp Graf von und zu Arco-Zinneberg

Born on 12 Dec 1917 in Schloss Maxlrain, Bad Aibling, Bavaria.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct 1943)
Died on 31 Dec 1980, Passau, Niederbayern, Germany.

Commands:
U-922, U-29, UA


Rudolf Arendt

Born on 25 Jan 1923 in Ballenstedt, Sachsen-Anhalt.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 May 1944)

Commands:
U-18, U-23


Siegfried Atzinger

Born on 22 Oct 1916 in Amberg, Bavaria.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jul 1943)
Died on 30 Mar 1954

Commands:
U-48, U-262


Hans-Jürgen Auffermann

Born on 1 Oct 1914 in Göttingen.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Sep 1941)
Died on 8 Jul 1943

Commands:
U-69, U-514


Leonhard Auffhammer

Born on 9 Jun 1917 in Kulmbach, Bavaria.
Crew 36. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct 1940)
Died on 3 Feb 1943

Commands:
U-265


Hans-Eckart Augustin

Born on 7 Jan 1924 in Vluyn, Rhine Valley.
Crew V/41. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr 1945)

Commands:
U-62


Eduard Aust

Born on 11 Aug 1920 in Stolp, Pomerania.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct 1943)
Died on 9 Jan 1945, Baltic Sea off Baltisch Port.

Commands:
U-34, U-29, U-922, U-679



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