U Boat Captain

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.

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The ruling set in motion the only execution of a u boat captain in the history of the german navy. U boat captains hat very worn. 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. Albrecht brandi knights cross winner u 566 hans hornkohl she wolf brunswick tradition badges.

The tonnage figures and sometimes the number of ships sunk is still being debated among historians. 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. Ww2 german kreigsmarine u boat captains hat hermann meyer tropical schirmmütze. The u boat war in world war two 1939 1945 and world war one 1914 1918.

Otto kretschmer 1 may 1912 5 august 1998 was a german naval officer and submariner in world war ii and the cold war. Another u boat commander the hapless heinz hirsacker had been convicted of cowardice in 1943 but took his own life before the execution could be carried out kusch showed little emotion upon hearing the verdict. Korvettenkapitän reinhard hardegen 18 march 1913 9 june 2018 was a german u boat commander during world war ii he was the 24th most successful german submarine commander of the war credited with the having sunk 115 656 gross register tons grt 22 ships. Georg wilhelm schulz the frog.

This is often due to convoy battles at night when an attacking wolfpack fired torpedoes into the convoy and two sometimes more. Over 30 000 pages on the officers the boats technology and the allied efforts to counter the u boat threat. U 380 u boat cap kptlt. Over 40 000 pages on the officers the boats technology and the allied efforts to counter the u boat threat.

Unmarked u boat captains cap. 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. 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.