WWI U-boat commanders

Leo Hillebrand

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/05)

Successes
52 ships sunk with a total of 132,255 GRT
1 ship damaged with a total of 7,378 GRT
1 ship taken as prize with a total of 838 GRT

Born:	6 Feb 1885
Died:

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Ranks

1 Apr 1905		Seekadett
7 Apr 1906		Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1908		Leutnant zur See
5 Sep 1911		Oberleutnant zur See
24 Apr 1916		Kapitänleutnant
27 Dec 1919		Out of naval service
1 Dec 1931		Korvettenkapitän (Ergänzungsoffizier)

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
		Friedrich-August Cross (Oldenburg)
7 Dec 1917		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

U-boat Commands

U 16	16 Mar 1915	-	21 Oct 1915
U 46	17 Dec 1915	-	6 Dec 1917
U 46	16 Jan 1918	-	11 Nov 1918

Notes

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Ships hit by Leo Hillebrand

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

26 May 1915	U 16	M. Roosval	Sailing vessel	309	sw
26 May 1915	U 16	Betty	Steamer	2,109	da
28 May 1915	U 16	Mars	Sailing vessel	251	ru
30 May 1915	U 16	Søborg	Steamer	2,108	da
20 Sep 1915	U 16	Thorvaldsen	Steamer	1,220	da
26 Sep 1915	U 16	Ellen Benzon	Sailing vessel	143	da
29 Sep 1915	U 16	Flora	Sailing vessel	184	nw
29 Sep 1915	U 16	Actie	Sailing vessel	562	nw
30 Sep 1915	U 16	Florida	Barge	558	nw
1 Oct 1915	U 16	Pallas (p.)	Steamer	838	sw

29 Sep 1916	U 46	Ravn	Steamer	1,260	nw
29 Sep 1916	U 46	Sinsen	Steamer	1,925	nw
30 Sep 1916	U 46	Hafnia	Steamer	962	nw
30 Sep 1916	U 46	Hekla	Steamer	950	nw
4 Oct 1916	U 46	Brantingham	Steamer	2,617	br
6 Oct 1916	U 46	Erika	Steamer	2,430	ru
9 Oct 1916	U 46	Astoria	Steamer	4,262	br
11 Oct 1916	U 46	Iolo	Steamer	3,903	br

21 Mar 1917	U 46	Hindustan	Steamer	3,692	br
23 Mar 1917	U 46	Argo	Sailing vessel	1,563	pt
24 Mar 1917	U 46	Montreal	Steamer	3,342	fr
1 Apr 1917	U 46	Aztec	Steamer	3,727	am
3 Apr 1917	U 46	Hesperus	Steamer	2,231	ru
5 Apr 1917	U 46	Benheather	Steamer	4,701	br
7 Apr 1917	U 46	Fiskaa	Sailing vessel	1,700	nw
15 May 1917	U 46	Grosholm	Steamer	1,847	nw
17 May 1917	U 46	Lewisham	Steamer	2,810	br
18 May 1917	U 46	Llandrindod	Steamer	3,841	br
18 May 1917	U 46	Penhale	Steamer	3,712	br
20 May 1917	U 46	Lady Patricia	Q-ship	1,372	br
22 May 1917	U 46	Tansan Maru	Steamer	2,443	jp
24 May 1917	U 46	Jersey City	Steamer	4,670	br
24 Jul 1917	U 46	Brumaire	Steamer	2,324	br
24 Jul 1917	U 46	Zermatt	Steamer	3,767	br
25 Jul 1917	U 46	Peninsula	Steamer	1,384	br
25 Jul 1917	U 46	Purley	Steamer	4,500	br
27 Jul 1917	U 46	Begona No. 4	Steamer	2,407	br
31 Jul 1917	U 46	Shimosa	Steamer	4,221	br
22 Oct 1917	U 46	Zillah	Steamer	3,788	br
24 Oct 1917	U 46	Ilderton	Steamer	3,125	br
28 Oct 1917	U 46	Baron Balfour	Steamer	3,991	br
4 Nov 1917	U 46	Irina	steamer	2,210	ru
7 Nov 1917	U 46	Obj	Steamer	1,829	nw

27 Jan 1918	U 46	Andania	Passenger steamer	13,405	br
31 Jan 1918	U 46	Towneley	Steamer	2,476	br
1 Feb 1918	U 46	Cavallo	Steamer	2,086	br
3 Feb 1918	U 46	Lutece	Steamer	1,346	fr
5 Feb 1918	U 46	Cresswell	Steamer	2,829	br
13 Mar 1918	U 46	Crayford	Steamer	1,209	br
18 Mar 1918	U 46	Atlantic Sun	Tanker	2,333	am
30 Mar 1918	U 46	Stabil	Steamer	538	nw
25 May 1918	U 46	Rathlin Head (d.)	Steamer	7,378	br
16 Sep 1918	U 46	Tasman	Steamer	5,023	br
25 Sep 1918	U 46	Gloire A Jesus	Sailing vessel	60	fr
				140,471
53 ships sunk (133,093 tons) and 1 ship damaged (7,378 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. (p.) means the ship was taken as prize (included in ships & tonnage lost). We have a picture of this vessel.