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Hans-Peter Mackeprang

Born on 3 Dec, 1911 in Kappeln, Schlei.
Crew 35. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)

Commands:
U-244


Erich Mäder

Born on 3 Oct, 1915 in Beuchlitz, Halle, Saxony.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1943)
Died on 20 Oct, 1943, Central North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-378


Bruno Mahn

Born on 3 Dec, 1887 in Dorfilm, Leuthenberg, Thüringen.
Crew kuk 11. Kapitän zur See (1 Aug, 1942)
Died on 6 Feb, 1961

Commands:
UB, UD-5


Hans-Gert Mahrholz

Born on 10 Oct, 1918 in Kiel.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-309


Kurt Makowski

Born on 1 Sep, 1915 in Wiesbaden.
Crew 36. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1940)
Died on 5 Oct, 1942, west of Iceland.

Commands:
U-78, U-619


Erwin Manchen

Born on 18 Jun, 1918 in Köningsberg, East Prussia.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Feb, 1943)
Died on 30 Apr, 1945, off US coast, Cape Hatteras.

Commands:
U-879


Hinrich Mangels

Born on 24 Aug, 1919 in Grohn, Bremen.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 11 Nov, 1944, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-1200


Ernst Mangold

Born on 15 Nov, 1917 in Bodenwerder, Hamelin.
Crew 35. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-739


Rolf Manke

Born on 21 Dec, 1915 in Berlin-Lichterfelde.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1943)
Died on 1 Mar, 1944, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-358


Gert Mannesmann

Born on 14 Oct, 1910 in Bonn.
Crew 33. Kapitänleutnant (R) (1 Jan, 1944)
Died on 8 Apr, 1945, Hamburg.

Commands:
U-545, U-2502


Alfred Manhardt von Mannstein

Born on 9 Mar, 1908 in Laurut, Galicia, Poland.
Crew 25. Fregattenkapitän (1 May, 1943)
Died on 13 May, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-753


Helmut Manseck

Born on 22 Dec, 1914 in Habelschwerdt, Silesia.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 19 Dec, 1997

Commands:
U-143, U-758, U-3002, U-3007, U-3008


Karl-Heinz Marbach

Born on 5 Jul, 1917 in Kolberg.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Sep, 1944)
Knights Cross winner (22 Jul, 1944)
Died on 27 Sep, 1995

Commands:
U-101, U-29, U-28, U-953, U-3014


Jürgen March

Born on 8 Mar, 1914 in Ferm Treufels, South Africa.
Crew 33. Kapitänleutnant (1 Oct, 1940)
Died on 25 Aug, 1941, south-east of Iceland.

Commands:
U-452


Friedrich-Wilhelm Marienfeld

Born on 1 Mar, 1920 in Hannover.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 26 Aug, 1973

Commands:
U-4, U-1228


Albrecht Markert

Born on 10 Sep, 1919 in Leipzig.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1943)

Commands:
U-140


Friedrich-Karl Marks

Born on 5 Jun, 1914 in Hannover.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Mar, 1942)
Died on 13 Apr, 1943, Bay of Biscay.

Commands:
U-376


Friedrich Markworth

Born on 14 Feb, 1915 in Wolfenbüttel.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Sep, 1941)
Knights Cross winner (8 Jul, 1943)

Commands:
U-66


Hans Märtens

Born on 30 Jan, 1918 in Bernburg, Saale.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1944)
Died on 8 Jul, 1944, Bay of Biscay.

Commands:
U-243


Lothar Martin

Born on 19 Jun, 1916 in Engelsdorf, Saxony.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jun, 1944)

Commands:
U-776


Wilhelm von Mässenhausen

Born on 16 Jan, 1915 in Sydney, Australia.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Sep, 1942)
Died on 20 May, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-258


Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann

Born on 25 Jun, 1917 in Kiel.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1943)

Commands:
U-137, U-409


Ludwig Mathes

Born on 23 Nov, 1908 in Kaiserslautern.
Crew 28. Korvettenkapitän (1 Mar, 1940)
Died on 13 Mar, 1940, North Sea.

Commands:
U-6, U-9, U-44


Gerhard Matschulat

Born on 25 May, 1920 in Berlin.
Crew XI/38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 1 Sep, 1944, English Channel.

Commands:
U-247


Peter Matthes

Born on 9 Jan, 1918 in Probstheida, Saxony.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)
Died on 25 Apr, 1945, Bay of Biscay.

Commands:
U-326


Willy Mattke

Born on 25 Jan, 1909 in Graudenz.
Crew 28. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jan, 1944)
Died on 16 Jan, 1944, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-61, U-544


Graf von Hartmut Matuschka, Freiherr von Toppolczan und Spaetgen

Born on 29 Dec, 1914 in Dresden-Blasewitz.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 25 Nov, 1944, Northern Channel.

Commands:
U-482


Joachim Matz

Born on 1 Oct, 1913 in Magdeburg.
Crew 32. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jan, 1944)
Died on 22 Aug, 1996

Commands:
U-6, U-59, U-70


Heinrich Mäueler

Born on 10 Apr, 1920 in Mittelirsen, Siegburg.
Crew IV/40. Oberleutnant zur See (R) (Date unknown)

Commands:
U-1204, U-3020


August Maus

Born on 7 Feb, 1915 in Wuppertal.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Nov, 1941)
Knights Cross winner (21 Sep, 1943)
Died on 28 Sep, 1996

Commands:
U-185


Karl-Theodor Mayer

Born on 15 Aug, 1921 in St Veit a.d. Glan.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)
Died on 22 Oct, 1996

Commands:
U-72


Hans Meckel

Born on 15 Feb, 1910 in Moers-Asberg.
Crew 28. Fregattenkapitän (1 Dec, 1944)
Died on 18 Sep, 1995

Commands:
U-3, U-19


Karl-Heinz Meenen

Born on 21 Mar, 1921 in Berlin-Steglitz.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)

Commands:
U-1192


Bernhard Meentzen

Born on 25 Apr, 1915 in Wesermünde.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-1272, U-3016


Johannes Meermeier

Born on 14 Nov, 1916 in Sande near Paderborn.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1944)

Commands:
U-979


Waldemar Mehl

Born on 7 Sep, 1914 in Grävenwiesbach, Usingen, Taunus.
Crew 33. Korvettenkapitän (1 Mar, 1945)
Knights Cross winner (28 Mar, 1944)
Died on 29 Mar, 1996

Commands:
U-62, U-72, U-371


Karl Mehne

Born on 14 Jul, 1914 in Bremen.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Nov, 1944)

Commands:
U-3027


Alfred Meier

Born on 31 Dec, 1907 in Seesen, Gandersheim.
Crew VII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jun, 1944)
Died on 25 Dec, 1992

Commands:
UIT-25 , U-3012


Rudolf Meinlschmidt

Born on 1 Jul, 1921 in Ebenberg, Graslitz, Erzgebirge.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-2544


Volker Melzer

Born on 9 Jan, 1918 in Gruiten, Düsseldorf.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1944)

Commands:
U-994


Karl-Heinz Menard

Born on 18 Oct, 1917 in Danzig.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jun, 1944)

Commands:
U-237


Ernst Mengersen

Born on 30 Jun, 1912 in Bremke, Lippe.
Crew 33. Korvettenkapitän (1 Dec, 1944)
Knights Cross winner (18 Nov, 1941)
Died on 6 Nov, 1995

Commands:
U-18, U-143, U-101, U-607


Reinhold Merkle

Born on 10 Dec, 1921 in Ulm.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-1201


Karl-Friedrich Merten

Born on 15 Aug, 1905 in Posen.
Crew 26. Kapitän zur See (15 Apr, 1945)
Knights Cross winner (13 Jun, 1942)
Died on 2 May, 1993

Commands:
U-68


Kurt van Meteren

Born on 13 Mar, 1908 in Bremen.
Crew XI/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Feb, 1944)

Commands:
U-399, U-3021


Joachim Methner

Born on 17 May, 1918 in Köningsberg, East Prussia.
Crew 37a. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1941)
Died on 4 May, 1945

Commands:
U-423, U-1005, U-2521


Helmut Metz

Born on 26 Sep, 1906 in Möllenbeck.
Crew 35. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1942)
Died on 13 Jul, 1943, Central Atlantic.

Commands:
U-487


Jost Metzler

Born on 26 Feb, 1909 in Altshausen, Württemberg.
Crew 32. Korvettenkapitän (1 Oct, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (28 Jul, 1941)
Died on 29 Sep, 1975, Bavendorf-Ravensburg.

Commands:
U-69, U-847


Fritz Meyer

Born on 17 Feb, 1916 in Hannover.
Crew 34. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1939)
Died on 11 Sep, 1941, Denmark Strait.

Commands:
U-34, U-207


Gerhard Meyer

Born on 15 Apr, 1915 in Kiel.
Crew 35. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jul, 1943)
Died on 12 Apr, 1945, Norwegian Sea.

Commands:
U-486


Heinrich Meyer

Born on 8 Apr, 1922 in Bäsdorf, Silesia.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-287


Herbert Meyer

Born on 30 Nov, 1910 in Gruppenbühren.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1942)
Died on 9 Apr, 1945, Kattegat.

Commands:
U-804


Paul Meyer

Born on 27 Aug, 1917 in Zoppot.
Crew 36. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-505


Rudolf Meyer

Born on 1 Feb, 1920 in Leipzig.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 23 Apr, 1945, Bay of Biscay.

Commands:
U-1055


Willy Meyer

Born on 2 Oct, 1912 in Gruppenbühren.
Crew 36. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Feb, 1943)
Died on 3 Apr, 1944, Barents Sea.

Commands:
U-288


Hermann Michahelles

Born on 11 Jan, 1909.
Crew 27. Kapitänleutnant (1 Oct, 1936)
Died on 30 Jul, 1937, Haunstetten, Augsburg.

Commands:
U-2, U-35


Hans-Bernhard Michalowski

Born on 13 Apr, 1912 in Kiel.
Crew 33. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1941)
Died on 20 May, 1941

Commands:
U-6, U-62


Georg-Heinz Michel

Born on 19 Sep, 1909 in Hamm, Westphalia.
Crew 33. Korvettenkapitän (1 Oct, 1943)
Died on 20 Feb, 1991

Commands:
U-29, U-25, U-54, U-8


Heinrich Miede

Born on 4 Mar, 1915 in Dortmund.
Crew 35. Leutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1944)
Died on 16 Apr, 1945, North Sea.

Commands:
U-56


Gert von Mittelstaedt

Born on 14 Jan, 1912 in Niederlinxweiler, Saarland.
Crew 32. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jun, 1940)
Died on 10 Aug, 1941, Baltic Sea.

Commands:
U-144


Karl-Heinz Moehle

Born on 31 Jul, 1910 in Norden,Ostfriesland.
Crew 30. Korvettenkapitän (1 Mar, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (26 Feb, 1941)
Died on 17 Nov, 1996

Commands:
U-20, U-123


Hans Möglich

Born on 29 Jan, 1916 in Posen.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jul, 1942)
Died on 14 Apr, 1943, Lorient.

Commands:
U-526


Helmut Möhlmann

Born on 25 Jun, 1913 in Kiel.
Crew 33. Korvettenkapitän (1 Apr, 1945)
Knights Cross winner (16 Apr, 1943)
Died on 12 Apr, 1977, Prien am Chiemsee.

Commands:
U-143, U-52, U-571


Eberhard Mohr

Born on 12 Oct, 1915 in Düsseldorf.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Mar, 1942)
Died on 14 Mar, 1942, Mediterranean.

Commands:
U-148, U-133


Johann Mohr

Born on 12 Jun, 1916 in Hannover.
Crew 34. Korvettenkapitän (1 Apr, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (27 Mar, 1942)
Died on 2 Apr, 1943, Middle Atlantic.

Commands:
U-124


Kurt Mohr

Born on 12 Jan, 1922 in Greifswald.
Crew IV/40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Mar, 1944)

Commands:
U-930


Hans-Dieter Mohs

Born on 22 Sep, 1919 in Magdeburg.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)

Commands:
U-5, U-60, U-956


Goske von Möllendorff

Born on 12 Mar, 1918 in Krampfer, Westprignitz.
Crew 37a. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1944)
Died on 13 Feb, 1999

Commands:
U-235, U-148, U-38


Günther Möller

Born on 30 Jun, 1918 in Rostock.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 16 Oct, 1943, south-west of Iceland.

Commands:
U-141, U-844


Hans-Joachim von Morstein

Born on 1 Aug, 1909 in Karlsruhe.
Crew 28. Kapitänleutnant (1 Dec, 1941)

Commands:
U-483


Baron Hans-Bruno von Müffling

Born on 24 Mar, 1919 in Rohrbeck, Arnswalde.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1943)

Commands:
U-2545


Gustav-Adolf Mugler

Born on 10 Oct, 1912 in Danzig-Langfuhr.
Crew 31. Korvettenkapitän (1 Mar, 1940)
Died on 5 Feb, 1940, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-41


Arved von Mühlendahl

Born on 1 Nov, 1904 in Reval.
Crew 23. Kapitän zur See (1 Sep, 1943)
Died on 19 Sep, 1944, North Sea.

Commands:
U-867


Karl Mühlenpfordt

Born on 27 Jun, 1909 in Wolfenbüttel.
Crew VIII/40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 May, 1943)
Died on 4 Jun, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-308


Harald Muhs

Born on 1 Oct, 1919 in Hannover.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1943)
Died on 2 May, 1944, Arctic Ocean.

Commands:
U-674


Bernhard Müller

Born on 10 Oct, 1916 in Kiel.
Crew 37a. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1941)
Died on 10 Mar, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-633


Hans-Georg Müller

Born on 15 Oct, 1922 in Permauern, Labiau.
Crew 40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1944)

Commands:
U-2349


Heinz-Eberhard Müller

Born on 14 Mar, 1916 in Stuttgart.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-662


Rudolf Müller

Born on 17 Jun, 1917 in Lingen, Ems.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 29 Oct, 1943, south-east of Greenland.

Commands:
U-282


Werner Müller

Born on 4 Aug, 1920 in Berlin.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-963, U-2327


Willi Müller

Born on 25 Apr, 1912 in Wittenberge.
Crew IX/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1943)
Died on 5 May, 1945, Baltic Sea.

Commands:
U-1000, U-3523


Wilhelm Müller-Arnecke

Born on 30 Oct, 1910 in Bremen.
Crew 33. Korvettenkapitän (1 Sep, 1943)

Commands:
U-19


Erich Müller-Bethke

Born on 23 Jul, 1917 in Wesermünde, Lehe.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)
Died on 17 Feb, 1945, North Sea.

Commands:
U-1278


Heinrich Müller-Edzards

Born on 18 Mar, 1910 in Wesermünde-Geestemünde.
Crew 33. Korvettenkapitän (1 Sep, 1944)

Commands:
U-590


Günther Müller-Stöckheim

Born on 17 Dec, 1913 in Klein Stöckheim, Braunschweig.
Crew 34. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jul, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (27 Nov, 1942)
Died on 16 Jul, 1943, Middle Atlantic.

Commands:
U-67


Friedrich Mumm

Born on 15 Jan, 1915 in Pahlen, Nord-Ditmarschen.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Feb, 1943)
Died on 4 Jun, 1943, west of Gibraltar.

Commands:
U-52, U-594


Herbert Mumm

Born on 3 Sep, 1920 in Pahlen, Nord-Ditmarschen.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)

Commands:
U-4, U-236


Ralph Münnich

Born on 11 Feb, 1916 in Chemnitz.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1943)
Died on 4 Feb, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-187


Helmut Münster

Born on 14 Sep, 1916 in Magdeburg.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)
Died on 5 Mar, 1982, Kirchdorf - Brigachtal.

Commands:
U-101, U-428, U-3501, U-3517


Heinz Murl

Born on 26 Oct, 1919 in Berlin.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1943)

Commands:
U-103


Heinrich Mürl

Born on 11 Feb, 1912 in Essen.
Crew IV/40. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jul, 1944)

Commands:
U-2327


Werner Musenberg

Born on 24 Sep, 1904 in Berlin.
Crew 25. Kapitän zur See (1 Apr, 1945)

Commands:
U-180


Rolf Mützelburg

Born on 23 Jun, 1913 in Kiel.
Crew 32. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1940)
Knights Cross winner (17 Nov, 1941)
Died on 11 Sep, 1942, Northern Atlantic.

Commands:
U-10, U-203



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