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Klaus Paepenmöller

Born on 25 Feb, 1918 in Bielefeld.
Crew 37a. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1941)
Died on 6 Mar, 1944, Arctic Ocean.

Commands:
U-973

Hans-Walter Pahl

Born on 16 Aug, 1919 in Cuxhaven.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-2331, U-2327, U-2369

Heinrich Pahls

Born on 13 Dec, 1919 in Langenfeld, Rhine-Wupper.
Crew X/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Oct, 1943)
Died on 14 Aug, 2002, Portland, Oregon, USA.

Commands:
UIT-24

Gerhard Palmgren

Born on 11 Nov, 1919 in Kassel.
Crew X/38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 15 Aug, 1944, English Channel.

Commands:
U-741

Karl-Wilhelm Pancke

Born on 4 Oct, 1915 in Husum.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Aug, 1943)
Died on 19 Mar, 1987

Commands:
U-242

Johannes Panitz

Born on 14 Aug, 1913 in Breslau.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Mar, 1943)
Died on 9 Apr, 1945, Kattegat.

Commands:
U-1065

Fritz Parduhn

Born on 27 Nov, 1918 in Apen, Oldenburg.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)
Died on 30 Apr, 1945, Bay of Biscay.

Commands:
U-1107

Hans Pauckstadt

Born on 27 Sep, 1906 in Grimnitz.
Crew 26. Fregattenkapitän (1 Apr, 1944)
Died on 14 Aug, 1984

Commands:
U-18, U-12, U-30, U-34, U-516, U-193

Ottokar Arnold Paulshen

Born on 11 Oct, 1915 in Berlin-Charlottenburg.
Crew 34. Korvettenkapitän (1 Dec, 1941)
Died on 16 Dec, 1941, Mediterranean.

Commands:
U-20, U-557

Hans-Hermann Pelkner

Born on 16 Apr, 1909 in Ober-Kauffung near Kassel.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Nov, 1941)
Died on 3 Aug, 1942, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-335

Rüdiger Perleberg

Born on 9 Mar, 1913 in Bremen.
Crew 33. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1943)

Commands:
U-1104

Otto Peschel

Born on 28 Aug, 1915 in Kraupa/Torgau.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Dec, 1944)

Commands:
U-3004

Georg Peters

Born on 3 Mar, 1888 in Greifswald.
Crew 04. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jul, 1943)

Commands:
U-8, U-11, U-6, UA, U-38

Gerhard Peters

Born on 14 Dec, 1921 in Rendsburg.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-1198

Wilhelm Peters

Born on 20 Jun, 1916 in Hannover.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)

Commands:
U-96, U-999, U-3001

Klaus Petersen

Born on 13 Jan, 1917 in Kiel.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jun, 1943)

Commands:
U-14, U-24, U-9

Kurt Petersen

Born on 20 Sep, 1916 in Sonderburg.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1943)

Commands:
U-541

Theodor Petersen

Born on 14 Jan, 1914 in Flensburg.
Crew 34. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1943)

Commands:
U-612, U-874

Friedrich Petran

Born on 6 Dec, 1919 in Kassel.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jan, 1943)

Commands:
U-516

Günther Pfeffer

Born on 23 Oct, 1914 in Berlin.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Mar, 1942)
Died on 25 Apr, 1966, Bonn.

Commands:
U-67, U-171, U-170, U-548

Werner Pfeifer

Born on 2 May, 1912 in Dresden.
Crew 33. Kapitänleutnant (1 Feb, 1941)
Died on 31 May, 1993

Commands:
U-56, U-581

Helmuth Pich

Born on 26 Jun, 1914 in Babziens, Rastenburg.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Feb, 1942)
Died on 18 Mar, 1997

Commands:
U-168

Ewald Pick

Born on 27 May, 1912 in Fischbach, Dudweiler.
Crew 34. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jul, 1943)

Commands:
U-481, U-708, U-1025

Adolf Cornelius Piening

Born on 16 Sep, 1910 in Süderende, Tondem.
Crew 30. Korvettenkapitän (1 Apr, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (13 Aug, 1942)
Died on 15 May, 1984, Kiel.

Commands:
U-155

Ulrich Pietsch

Born on 5 Dec, 1915 in Laurahütte, Upper Silesia.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Oct, 1943)
Died on 22 Aug, 1944, Barents Sea.

Commands:
U-344

Walter Pietschmann

Born on 31 Jul, 1919 in Rauschwalde.
Crew 37b. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 8 Feb, 1944, Central North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-712, U-762

Werner Pietzsch

Born on 30 Apr, 1917 in Potsdam.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jul, 1942)
Died on 5 Jun, 2002

Commands:
U-523

Helmut Plohr

Born on 2 Dec, 1913 in Schildesche.
Crew 33. Oberleutnant zur See (Date unknown)
Died on 31 May, 1993

Commands:
U-149

Gustav Poel

Born on 2 Aug, 1917 in Hamburg.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Feb, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (4 Jan, 1945)

Commands:
U-413

Wolfgang Poeschel

Born on 25 Mar, 1920 in Berlin.
Crew 38. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Apr, 1943)
Died on 4 Oct, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-737, U-422

Gerd von Pommer-Esche

Born on 22 Jan, 1918 in Nordhausen, Harz.
Crew 37a. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Sep, 1941)
Died on 14 Jul, 1943, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-160

Walter Pommerehne

Born on 4 Apr, 1908 in Görlitz.
Crew 31. Korvettenkapitän (1 Dec, 1943)
Died on 7 Jan, 1988

Commands:
U-866

Klaus Popp

Born on 30 May, 1917 in Berlin.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1942)

Commands:
U-140, U-552, U-3006

Günter Poser

Born on 23 Sep, 1916 in Berlin.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Feb, 1943)

Commands:
U-59, U-202

Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske

Born on 23 Oct, 1904.
Crew 23. Kapitän zur See (1 Oct, 1943)
Knights Cross winner (6 Nov, 1942)
Died on 1 Oct, 1984, Wachtberg near Bonn.

Commands:
U-504

Friedrich-Hermann Praetorius

Born on 28 Feb, 1904 in Kolberg.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1942)
Died on 16 Apr, 1956, Lübeck.

Commands:
U-135

Siegfried Pregel

Born on 2 Feb, 1915 in Leoben, Steiermark, Austria.
Crew X/33. Kapitänleutnant (1 Feb, 1943)

Commands:
U-323

Wilhelm Prehn

Born on 23 Dec, 1914 in Langen-Jarchow, Mecklenburg.
Crew 34. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Jul, 1944)

Commands:
U-3034

Wilfried Prellberg

Born on 18 Oct, 1913 in Hamelin.
Crew 33. Korvettenkapitän (1 Jan, 1944)
Died on 19 Mar, 1986, Hamelin.

Commands:
U-19, U-31

Rudolf Premauer

Born on 8 May, 1919 in Stuttgart.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)
Died on 15 Apr, 1945, off Boston, USA.

Commands:
U-857

Kurt Pressel

Born on 1 Apr, 1911 in Wernigerode.
Crew 30. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jul, 1943)
Died on 7 Jul, 1943, of Cape Vincent.

Commands:
U-60, U-5, U-951

Georg Preuss

Born on 30 Dec, 1916 in Andreasthal, Schwetz.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Aug, 1943)

Commands:
U-1224, U-875

Joachim Preuss

Born on 30 May, 1914 in Bremen.
Crew 33. Kapitänleutnant (1 Dec, 1940)
Died on 11 May, 1985

Commands:
U-10, U-568

Günther Prien

Born on 16 Jan, 1908 in Osterfeld, Thüringen.
Crew 33. Korvettenkapitän (1 Mar, 1941)
Knights Cross winner (18 Oct, 1939)
Died on 7 Mar, 1941, North Atlantic.

Commands:
U-47

Robert Prützmann

Born on 4 May, 1903 in Dosmitten, Mohrungen, East Prussia.
Crew 24. Fregattenkapitän (1 Aug, 1943)
Died on 16 Aug, 1981

Commands:
U-30

Graf Wilhelm-Heinrich Pückler und Limpurg

Born on 9 Mar, 1913.
Crew 34. Kapitänleutnant (1 Apr, 1942)
Died on 21 May, 1943, Cape Farewell.

Commands:
U-381

Günther Pulst

Born on 26 Mar, 1918 in Braunschweig.
Crew 37b. Kapitänleutnant (1 Jan, 1945)
Knights Cross winner (21 Dec, 1944)
Died on 5 Jan, 1991

Commands:
U-978

Hubertus Purkhold

Born on 6 Jun, 1916 in Beuthen, Upper Silesia.
Crew 35. Kapitänleutnant (1 Nov, 1942)

Commands:
U-30, U-14, U-260

Hans-Friedrich Puschmann

Born on 7 Jun, 1922 in Berlin.
Crew XII/39. Oberleutnant zur See (1 Dec, 1943)

Commands:
U-748

Konstantin von Puttkamer

Born on 31 Jul, 1917 in Swinemünde.
Crew 36. Kapitänleutnant (1 Feb, 1943)
Died on 23 Feb, 1943, Mediterranean.

Commands:
U-46, U-443

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