The Men of the U-boats

List of all U-boat Commanders

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Servais Cabolet

Born on 24 Apr 1908 in Warstade, Lower Elbe.
Crew 37. Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve (1943)
Died on 9 May 1976, Hannover, Germany.

Commands:
U-907


Peter Callsen

Born on 28 Oct 1911 in Sterup, Flensburg.
Crew 39. Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve (1 Oct 1943)

Commands:
U-3033


Dietrich von Carlewitz

Born on 11 Jul 1916 in Bautzen.
Crew 36. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct 1940)
Died on 24 Apr 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-710


Claus-Peter Carlsen

Born on 7 Oct 1919 in Berlin.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr 1942)

Commands:
U-732


Helmuth Christiansen

Born on 24 Sep 1918 in Kollund, Flensburg.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve (1 Sep 1943)
Died on 7 Dec 1979

Commands:
U-1305


Uwe Christiansen

Born on 25 Jan 1920 in Flensburg.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan 1943)
Died on 20 Oct 2007, Hamburg, Germany.

Commands:
U-28, U-71, U-2508, U-2365


Erwin Christophersen

Born on 13 Apr 1915 in Sonderburg.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Sep 1943)
Died on 4 May 1945, Lillebaelt, Denmark.

Commands:
U-228, U-3028


Heinz-Ehlert Clausen

Born on 12 Jul 1909 in Rodewald, Neustad.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jul 1941)
Died on 24 Mar 1987

Commands:
U-403


Asmus Nicolai Clausen

Born on 2 Jun 1911 in Flensburg.
Korvettenkapitän (5 Apr 1945)
Knights Cross winner (13 Mar 1942)
Died on 16 May 1943, South Atlantic.

Commands:
U-142, U-37, U-129, U-182


August-Wilhelm Claussen

Born on 13 Mar 1919 in Flensburg.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan 1945)
Died on 28 Oct 1944, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-1226


Emil Claussen

Born on 6 Oct 1917 in Flensburg.
Crew 37a. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep 1941)
Died on 25 Mar 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-469


Johannes Clemens

Born on 21 May 1911 in Gotha.
Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve (1 Mar 1943)
Died on 15 Jul 1944, Norwegian Sea.

Commands:
U-319


Christian-Brandt Coester

Born on 13 Nov 1919 in Breslau.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr 1942)
Died on 28 Nov 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-10, U-542


Hans Cohausz

Born on 30 Nov 1907 in Essen-Katernberg.
Crew 26. Fregattenkapitän (1 Aug 1944)

Commands:
U-15, U-30, UA


Herwig Collmann

Born on 1 Sep 1915 in Posen.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr 1942)
Died on 6 Feb 2005, Germany.

Commands:
U-17, U-562


Gerhard Conrad

Born on 18 Aug 1922 in Berlin-Karlshorst.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec 1943)
Died on 26 Jul 1944, English Channel.

Commands:
U-214


Ernst Cordes

Born on 26 Jun 1913 in Hagen-Haspe.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Sep 1943)
Died on 6 Apr 1945, English Channel.

Commands:
U-560, U-763, U-1195


Wilhelm Cranz

Born on 19 Apr 1915 in Kiel.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve (1 Feb 1944)
Died on 17 Apr 1945, British Isles.

Commands:
U-398


Peter-Erich Cremer

Born on 25 Mar 1911 in Metz, Lorraine.
Crew 32. Korvettenkapitän (11 Jul 1944)
Knights Cross winner (5 Jun 1942)
Died on 5 Jul 1992, Hamburg, Germany.

Commands:
U-152, U-333, U-2519


Horst Creutz

Born on 19 May 1915 in Berlin-Pankow.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Dec 1942)
Died on 15 Dec 1944, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-400


Oskar Curio

Born on 28 Feb 1918 in Klein-Algemissen, near Hildesheim.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan 1944)
Died on 9 Aug 1981, Cologne, Germany.

Commands:
U-80, U-952, U-2528, U-1025


Martin Czekowski

Born on 18 Jan 1922 in Berlin.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct 1944)
Died on 4 Oct 1970

Commands:
U-2362


Werner Czygan

Born on 25 Nov 1904 in Mogilno, Posen.
Crew 25. Korvettenkapitän (1 Apr 1940)
Died on 12 Jun 1943, Canary Islands.

Commands:
U-118



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