U Boat Captain

Günther prien 16 january 1908 presumed 8 march 1941 was a german u boat commander during world war ii he was the first u boat commander to receive the knight s cross of the iron cross and the first member of the kriegsmarine to receive the knight s cross of the iron cross with oak leaves of nazi germany it was germany s highest military decoration at the time of its presentation to prien.

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The list of most successful u boat commanders contains the top scoring german u boat commanders in the two world wars based on their total tonnage sunk. From september 1939 until his surrender in march 1941 he sank 47 ships a total of 274 333 tons. U 380 u boat cap kptlt. Albrecht brandi knights cross winner u 566 hans hornkohl she wolf brunswick tradition badges.

The u boat war in world war two kriegsmarine 1939 1945 and world war one kaiserliche marine 1914 1918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. Kapitänleutnant walther schwieger wilhem otto walther schwieger 7 april 1885 5 september 1917 was a u boat commander in the imperial german navy kaiserliche marine during first world war in 1915 he sank the passenger liner rms lusitania with the loss of 1 198 lives. Ww2 german kreigsmarine u boat captains hat hermann meyer tropical schirmmütze. The ruling set in motion the only execution of a u boat captain in the history of the german navy.

Over 40 000 pages on the officers the boats technology and the allied efforts to counter the u boat threat. Otto kretschmer 1 may 1912 5 august 1998 was a german naval officer and submariner in world war ii and the cold war. The u boat war in world war two 1939 1945 and world war one 1914 1918. U boat captains hat very worn.

Georg wilhelm schulz the frog. After the war he spent a year and a half as a british prisoner of war before starting a successful oil trading business and. The tonnage figures and sometimes the number of ships sunk is still being debated among historians. For this he received the knight s cross of the iron cross with oak leaves and swords among other awards he earned the nickname silent otto both for his successful use of.

The u boat war in world war two kriegsmarine 1939 1945 and world war one kaiserliche marine 1914 1918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. Over 30 000 pages on the officers the boats technology and the allied efforts to counter the u boat threat. This is often due to convoy battles at night when an attacking wolfpack fired torpedoes into the convoy and two sometimes more. Unmarked u boat captains cap.