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List of all U-boat Commanders
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![]() | Walter KaedingBorn on 14 Sep, 1915 in Berlin.Crew 35. Leutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1944) Knights Cross winner (15 May, 1944) Died on 23 Jun, 1992 Commands: |
Hans-Dietrich KaiserBorn on 6 Oct, 1921 in Schwarzkollm, Silesia.Crew IV/40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Mar, 1944) Died on 4 May, 1945, Baltic Sea. Commands: |
Hermann KaiserBorn on 9 Mar, 1907 in Berlin.Crew 25. Fregattenkapitän (1 Nov, 1943) Died on 1 Mar, 1991 Commands: |
Karl-Ernst KaiserBorn on 21 Apr, 1920 in Hannover-Waldheim.Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943) Died on 17 Apr, 1944, North Atlantic. Commands: |
Fritz KallipkeBorn on 28 Nov, 1909 in Preussisch-Holland, East Prussia.Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1943) Died on 13 Jan, 1986 |
![]() | Ernst KalsBorn on 2 Aug, 1905 in Glauschau, Saxony.Crew 24. Kapitän zur See (1 Sep, 1944) Knights Cross winner (1 Sep, 1942) Died on 2 Nov, 1979, Emden. Commands: |
![]() | Horst-Tessen von KamekeBorn on 21 Feb, 1916 in Kiel.Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Nov, 1942) Died on 24 Jun, 1943, Cape Ortegal. |
![]() | Hans-Albrecht KandlerBorn on 31 Oct, 1917 in Jena.Crew 37a. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1941) Died on 15 Mar, 1944, North Atlantic. |
Helmut KandziorBorn on 25 Sep, 1919 in Krumhübel, Riesengebirge.Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943) Died on 21 Sep, 1944, North Atlantic. |
![]() | Ralph KapitzkyBorn on 28 Jun, 1915 in Dresden.Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jun, 1942) Died on 6 Aug, 1943, Caribbean Sea. Commands: |
![]() | Hans KarpfBorn on 14 May, 1916 in Saarbrücken.Crew 35. Korvettenkapitän (1 Apr, 1943) Died on 6 Apr, 1943, North Atlantic. |
Lorenz KaschBorn on 20 Aug, 1914 in Hamburg.Crew 33. Kapitänleutnant (1 Dec, 1940) Died on 17 Oct, 1943, Cape Farewell. |
![]() | Herbert KaschkeBorn on 9 Sep, 1911 in Hamburg.Crew XI/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 May, 1944) Commands: |
Erich KäselauBorn on 25 Mar, 1922 in Kiel.Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1945) Commands: |
Walter KasparekBorn on 13 Dec, 1921 in Nuremberg.Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943) Commands: |
Wolfgang KaufmannBorn on 23 Jun, 1912 in Würzburg.Crew 33. Kapitänleutnant (1 Dec, 1940) Died on 27 Mar, 1963 |
Hans KeerleBorn on 5 Jan, 1921 in Freiburg.Crew IX/39. Kapitänleutnant (1 Nov, 1944) Died on 28 Nov, 1944, Baltic Sea. |
![]() | Gerd KelblingBorn on 12 Jun, 1915 in Salzbrunn, Silesia.Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Sep, 1941) Knights Cross winner (19 Aug, 1943) Commands: |
Walter KellBorn on 4 Dec, 1913 in Altenwald, Saarland.Crew 33. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1941) Died on 19 Oct, 1941, off Tangier. |
Günter KellerBorn on 18 Feb, 1917 in Berlin.Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Sep, 1944) Died on 20 Feb, 1945, North Atlantic. Commands: |
![]() | Günther KellerBorn on 25 May, 1921 in Allmendshofen-Donaueschingen.Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943) |
Siegfried KellerBorn on 30 Oct, 1917 in Gotha.Crew 37a. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1941) Died on 12 Mar, 1943, North Atlantic. Commands: |
Graf Alexander von KellerBorn on 12 Mar, 1919 in Reval, Estonia.Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943) Died on 15 May, 1944, North Atlantic. Commands: |
Hinrich KellingBorn on 20 Dec, 1904 in Büdelsdorf, Rendsburg.Crew 25. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1944) |
Adolf KellnerBorn on 28 Apr, 1910 in Schlewecke, Bad Harzburg.Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Sep, 1942) Died on 26 Dec, 1942, North Atlantic. Commands: |
![]() | Eitel-Friedrich KentratBorn on 11 Sep, 1906 in Stahlheim, Metz.Crew 28. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jan, 1943) Knights Cross winner (31 Dec, 1941) Died on 9 Jan, 1974, Bad Schwartau. |
Horst Wilhelm KesslerBorn on 15 Aug, 1914 in Bromberg.Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1942) |
Freiherr Eberhard von KetelhodtBorn on 30 Jan, 1920 in Berlin.Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1944) Commands: |
![]() | Hans-Heinrich KetelsBorn on 11 Mar, 1918 in Heiligenhafen, Holstein.Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Mar, 1944) Died on 19 Dec, 1993 |
Wolfgang KetelsenBorn on 14 Aug, 1911 in Lüne/Lüneberg.Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Feb, 1942) Died on 10 Dec, 1963, New Orleans. Commands: |
![]() | Paul-Hugo KettnerBorn on 20 Jul, 1912 in Alt-Rahlstedt.Crew 33. Korvettenkapitän (1 Aug, 1942) Died on 8 Aug, 1942, Cape Farewell. |
Wilhelm KiesewetterBorn on 28 Oct, 1878 in Leipzig.Crew 00. Fregattenkapitän (1 Jan, 1945) Commands: |
Ulrich KiesslingBorn on 17 Feb, 1918 in Hamburg.Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Nov, 1944) Commands: |
Siegfried KietzBorn on 14 Jan, 1917 in Kassel.Crew 37a. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1941) Died on 3 Jul, 1943, Cape Ortegal. Commands: |
Walter KimmelmannBorn on 23 Aug, 1922 in Bruck a.d. Leitha, Lower Austria.Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1944) Died on 30 Jun, 2006, Bruck an der Leitha, Austria. Commands: |
Robert KindelbacherBorn on 18 May, 1915 in Augsburg.Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1942) Died on 27 Oct, 1942, south of Iceland. Commands: |
Manfred KinzelBorn on 27 Mar, 1915 in Waldheim.Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1942) Died on 20 Sep, 1943, south-west of Iceland. Commands: |
![]() | Heinrich KlapdorBorn on 6 Jul, 1914 in Westen, Düsseldorf.Crew 36. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1943) Died on 7 Oct, 1988 |
Hans KlattBorn on 2 Jun, 1914 in Kiel.Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Nov, 1942) Commands: |
Hans-Joachim KlausBorn on 17 May, 1918 in Berlin-Charlottenburg.Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1944) Commands: |
![]() | Wilhelm KleinschmidtBorn on 27 Jan, 1907 in Oldenburg.Crew 33. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1939) Died on 4 Oct, 1941, south-west of Tenerife. Commands: |
![]() | Leonhard KlingsporBorn on 17 Jun, 1917 in Siegen, Westphalia.Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945) |
Friedrich KloevekornBorn on 19 Feb, 1918 in Saarbrücken.Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jun, 1944) |
Harro von Klot-HeydenfeldtBorn on 25 Apr, 1911 in Riga, Latvia.Crew 31. Kapitänleutnant (1 Oct, 1939) Died on 1 Jul, 1940, Bay of Biscay. |
Werner KlugBorn on 15 Jan, 1920 in Stettin.Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943) Died on 25 Jan, 1973 |
Emil KlusmeierBorn on 27 Jul, 1912 in Bochum.Crew 30. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1945) Died on 19 Jan, 1982 |
![]() | Gerhard KluthBorn on 31 Aug, 1918 in Dresden.Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942) Died on 17 Jan, 1944, North Atlantic. Commands: |
![]() | Ulrich KnackfußBorn on 18 Jun, 1920 in Wilhelmshaven.Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1943) Died on 10 Jun, 1944, Bay of Biscay. |
Joachim KnechtBorn on 13 Aug, 1918 in Wittenberg.Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945) |
Albert KneipBorn on 9 Jul, 1921 in Blankenese, Hamburg.Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943) Died on 13 Oct, 1991 Commands: |
Bernhard KnieperBorn on 1 Mar, 1911 in Bremen.Crew I/41. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Mar, 1944) Commands: |
Erwin KnippingBorn on 22 Nov, 1910 in Kiel.Crew 34/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Nov, 1943) Commands: |
Hellmut KnokeBorn on 11 Aug, 1906 in Trier.Crew III/41. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Nov, 1943) Died on 18 Sep, 1944, Iceland/Faroes area. Commands: |
Helmut KnollmannBorn on 9 Aug, 1918 in Meinerzhagen, Bergisch Land.Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1944) Died on 17 Feb, 1945, Oslofjord, Norway. Commands: |
Dietrich KnorrBorn on 13 Feb, 1912 in Dessau.Crew 31. Kapitänleutnant (1 Oct, 1939) Died on 20 Aug, 1940, Bay of Biscay. |
Heinz KochBorn on 10 Jul, 1914 in Erfde, Schleswig-Holstein.Crew IV/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Mar, 1943) Died on 28 May, 1943, Cape Farewell. Commands: |
Leopold KochBorn on 15 Sep, 1918 in Sohlbach, Siegerland.Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942) Died on 20 Apr, 1945 Commands: |
Walter-Bruno KochBorn on 5 Jun, 1919 in Memel.Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1942) Commands: |
Walter-Ernst KochBorn on 30 Sep, 1919.Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jun, 1943) |
Uwe KockBorn on 25 Nov, 1911 in Kiel.Crew 36. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1945) Commands: |
Kurt KöhlBorn on 4 Feb, 1912 in Constance.Crew XI/39. Oberleutnant zur See (R) (Date unknown) Died on 7 Sep, 1943, Cape Ortegal. Commands: |
![]() | Otto KöhlerBorn on 17 Nov, 1909 in Dresden.Crew 31. Korvettenkapitän (1 Oct, 1943) Died on 6 Jan, 1992 Commands: |
![]() | Walter KöhntoppBorn on 19 Apr, 1911 in Marienthal.Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Oct, 1943) |
![]() | Siegfried KoitschkaBorn on 6 Aug, 1917 in Siebitz, Bautzen.Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jun, 1944) Knights Cross winner (27 Jan, 1944) Died on 17 May, 2002 |
Hans KolbusBorn on 5 Oct, 1919 in Löhne, Westphalia.Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943) |
![]() | Walther KölleBorn on 3 Aug, 1907 in Ulm.Crew 26. Fregattenkapitän (1 Mar, 1945) Died on 10 Jan, 1992 Commands: |
![]() | Karl KölzerBorn on 13 Mar, 1912 in Opladen.Crew 31. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1945) |
Kurt KölzerBorn on 14 Mar, 1910 in Gelsenkirchen.Crew 29. Korvettenkapitän (1 Apr, 1943) Commands: |
Jürgen KönenkampBorn on 14 Aug, 1913 in Danzig.Crew VIII/32. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1940) Died on 30 Jul, 1943, Mediterranean. |
Alois KönigBorn on 5 Jul, 1920 in Brochterbeck, Osnabrück.Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943) Died on 28 Nov, 1944, Baltic Sea. Commands: |
Gottfried KönigBorn on 24 Oct, 1921 in Bayreuth.Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943) Commands: |
Klaus-Dietrich KönigBorn on 14 Nov, 1915 in Kiel.Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942) Died on 1 Jan, 1944 |
Lothar KönigBorn on 14 Mar, 1921 in Köningsberg.Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1942) Commands: |
Hermann KoopmannBorn on 4 Feb, 1910 in Hohenhorst, Pinneberg.Crew I/40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jul, 1943) Commands: |
Klaus KöpkeBorn on 5 Jan, 1915 in Hannover.Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jul, 1942) Died on 15 Nov, 1942, Mediterranean. Commands: |
![]() | Helmut KöppeBorn on 1 Apr, 1909 in Schleuningen.Crew 33. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jul, 1943) Died on 23 Jul, 1943, North Atlantic. Commands: |
Fritz-Otto KorfmannBorn on 24 Apr, 1923 in Witten, Ruhr.Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1944) Died on 12 Apr, 1977 Commands: |
![]() | Hubertus KorndörferBorn on 20 Nov, 1919 in Altona.Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943) |
Willy-Roderich KörnerBorn on 26 Dec, 1914 in Berlin-Wilmersdorf.Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1942) Died on 21 Jan, 1943, Mediterranean. |
![]() | Claus KorthBorn on 7 Nov, 1911 in Berlin.Crew 32. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jan, 1944) Knights Cross winner (29 May, 1941) Died on 25 Jan, 1988, Kiel. |
Hans-Karl KosbadtBorn on 15 Dec, 1917 in Warnemünde.Crew 37a. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1941) Died on 13 Jan, 1943, Mediterranean. Commands: |
Fritz KosnickBorn on 4 Mar, 1911 in Elbing.Crew 36. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jun, 1944) Commands: |
Helmut KösterBorn on 25 Apr, 1914 in Geestemünde Kronenbitter.Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Dec, 1941) Died on 21 Dec, 1941 Commands: |
Hermann KottmannBorn on 4 Dec, 1915 in Hannover.Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1943) Died on 30 Jun, 1955 Commands: |
Franz KranichBorn on 29 Aug, 1913 in Ballenstedt, Harz.Crew VII/33. Kapitänleutnant (1 Dec, 1944) Died on 7 Feb, 2005, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany. Commands: |
![]() | Detlev KrankenhagenBorn on 3 Jul, 1917 in Danzig.Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jun, 1943) Died on 29 May, 1944, south-west of Madeira. Commands: |
![]() | Hans-Werner KrausBorn on 1 Jul, 1915 in Beulwitz, Saalfeld.Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Nov, 1941) Knights Cross winner (19 Jun, 1942) Died on 25 Aug, 1990 |
![]() | Günther KrechBorn on 21 Sep, 1914 in Wilhelmshaven.Crew 33. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1941) Knights Cross winner (17 Sep, 1942) Died on 3 Jun, 2000 Commands: |
Ludo KregelinBorn on 20 Oct, 1919 in Mönkebude, Pomerania.Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943) |
![]() | Erich KremplBorn on 15 May, 1921 in Wels, Danube.Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943) Died on 19 Apr, 1945, off US coast, east of Boston. |
Horst KremserBorn on 5 Sep, 1917 in Neusaz a.d. Oder, Lower Silesia.Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Feb, 1943) Died on 1 Aug, 1943, Bay of Biscay. Commands: |
![]() | Otto KretschmerBorn on 1 May, 1912 in Heidau, Liegnitz.Crew 30. Fregattenkapitän (1 Sep, 1944) Knights Cross winner (4 Aug, 1940) Died on 5 Aug, 1998, Bavaria. |
![]() | Johann-Otto KriegBorn on 14 Mar, 1919 in Somnitz, Riesengebirge.Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942) Knights Cross winner (8 Jul, 1944) Died on 2 Jan, 1999 |
![]() | Jürgen KriegshammerBorn on 2 Aug, 1922 in Kolberg.Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1944) |
Willy KronenbitterBorn on 28 Aug, 1908 in Freiburg, Breisgau.Crew 28. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1945) Commands: |
Ernst KröningBorn on 13 Jan, 1905 in Elbing.Crew 25. Korvettenkapitän (1 Mar, 1942) Died on 1 Mar, 1942, Atlantic. Commands: |
Werner KrüerBorn on 23 Nov, 1914 in Bassum, Bremen.Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jun, 1943) Died on 9 Jul, 1943, off Amazon Delta. Commands: |
Erich KrügerBorn on 21 Apr, 1918 in Modlin, Warsaw.Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1944) Died on 10 Jan, 1964 Commands: |
Jürgen KrügerBorn on 16 Jul, 1918 in Berlin.Crew 37a. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1941) Died on 17 Oct, 1943, Cape Farewell. |
![]() | Max KruschkaBorn on 7 May, 1919 in Schleswig.Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945) Died on 12 Apr, 1948 Commands: |
Rudolf KugelbergBorn on 15 Nov, 1917 in Rostock.Crew XI/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1944) Commands: |
Peter KühlBorn on 19 Oct, 1922 in Lunden, Ditmarschen.Crew I/41. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1945) Died on 5 Dec, 1989 Commands: |
Hans-Günther KuhlmannBorn on 12 Nov, 1913 in Cologne-Sülz.Crew 37a. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1940) Died on 30 Jul, 1942, Gulf of Mexico. |
Jürgen KuhlmannBorn on 3 Mar, 1920 in Weissenfels.Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1943) Died on 27 Jan, 1945, St George's Channel. Commands: |
Hans-Joachim KuhnBorn on 7 Apr, 1910 in Neisse, Upper Silesia.Crew 31. Korvettenkapitän (1 Dec, 1943) Commands: |
Herbert KühnBorn on 24 Apr, 1919 in Wuppertal-Vowinckel.Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943) Died on 17 Jun, 1990 |
Johannes KühneBorn on 1 Jan, 1922 in Kotzschka, Elsterwerda.Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1944) Commands: |
![]() | Günter KuhnkeBorn on 7 Sep, 1912 in Elbing.Crew 31. Korvettenkapitän (1 Mar, 1943) Knights Cross winner (19 Sep, 1940) |
Heinz KummerBorn on 25 May, 1915 in Dresden.Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1943) Died on 25 May, 1943, south-east of Iceland. Commands: |
Heinz KummetatBorn on 19 Nov, 1918 in Tilsit.Crew 37a. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1941) Died on 3 Aug, 1943, north-east of Trinidad. Commands: |
Hans-Erich KummetzBorn on 19 Aug, 1922 in Berlin-Schöneberg.Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943) Commands: |
![]() | Jürgen KuntzeBorn on 12 Sep, 1917 in Berlin.Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Mar, 1943) Died on 30 Apr, 1943, North Atlantic. Commands: |
![]() | Herbert KuppischBorn on 10 Dec, 1909 in Hamburg.Crew 33. Kapitänleutnant (1 Nov, 1939) Knights Cross winner (14 May, 1941) Died on 27 Aug, 1943, Middle Atlantic (Sargasso Sea). |
Hellmut KurrerBorn on 16 Feb, 1916 in Eisleben.Crew 35. Korvettenkapitän (1 Apr, 1943) Died on 23 Apr, 1943, Cape Farewell. Commands: |
![]() | Oskar-Heinz KuschBorn on 6 Apr, 1918 in Berlin.Crew 37a. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1941) Died on 12 May, 1944 Commands: |
Fedor KuscherBorn on 19 Jan, 1919 in Trebus.Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1944) |
Günter KutschmannBorn on 21 Jan, 1911 in Magdeburg.Crew 29. Korvettenkapitän (1 Feb, 1940) Died on 20 Feb, 1940, North Sea. |
Martin KuttkatBorn on 18 Jan, 1922 in Köningsberg.Crew VI/40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1944) Commands: |
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