The Men

U-boat commanders who have died post-war

This is an incomplete listing of U-boat commanders that have died since the end of the war (May 1945).

DateCommander

2013
6 Apr 2013Werner, Herbert A. (92)
11 Mar 2013Brasack, Paul (96)

2012
21 Feb 2012Gudenus, Carl-Gabriel Graf von (91)
18 Jan 2012Lassen, Georg (96)

2011
3 Mar 2011Ehrhardt, Walther (91)
2 Jan 2011Willeke, Klaus (91)

2010
2 Dec 2010Massmann, Hanns-Ferdinand (93)
7 Aug 2010Thimme, Jürgen (92)
5 Aug 2010Oesten, Jürgen (96)
12 Jul 2010Behnisch, Günter (88)
17 May 2010Friedeburg, Ludwig-Ferdinand von (86)
28 Apr 2010Hammerstein-Equord, Adolf-Wilhelm von (92)
21 Mar 2010Friedland, Klaus (89)

2009
18 Mar 2009Jeschonnek, Wolf (89)
21 Jan 2009Haß, Hans-Heinrich (86)
16 Jan 2009Poel, Gustav (91)

2008
20 Jul 2008Elfe, Horst (91)
8 May 2008Keller, Günther (87)
20 Apr 2008Baltz, Rudolf (87)
29 Mar 2008Hess, Hans-Georg (84)
6 Mar 2008Zeissler, Herbert (87)
9 Jan 2008Westphalen, Otto (87)

2007
20 Oct 2007Christiansen, Uwe (87)
23 Jul 2007Ulbing, Willibald (86)
1 Mar 2007Diggins, Kurt (94)

2006
25 Jul 2006Schroeter, Horst von (87)
30 Jun 2006Kimmelmann, Walter (83)
22 Jun 2006Elsinghorst, Josef (89)
16 May 2006Tinschert, Otto (91)
5 Jan 2006Bülow, Otto von (94)

2005
26 Dec 2005Topp, Erich (91)
8 Oct 2005Looks, Hartwig (88)
3 Oct 2005Witte, Helmut (90)
8 Sep 2005Ebersbach, Hans-Joachim (86)
25 Aug 2005Seeger, Sigurd (85)
9 Jun 2005Kelbling, Gerd (90)
26 Mar 2005Niester, Erich (83)
7 Feb 2005Kranich, Franz (91)
23 Jan 2005Brünning, Herbert (89)

2004
16 Dec 2004Rösing, Hans Rudolf (99)
4 Dec 2004Martin, Lothar (88)
11 Jun 2004Hilbig, Hans (86)
25 May 2004Davidson, Heinz von (85)
19 Feb 2004Arco, Ferdinand Graf von (82)
15 Feb 2004Thäter, Gerhard (87)
2004Heitz, Horst

2003
1 Sep 2003Utischill, Karl-Erich (82)
12 Aug 2003Techand, Werner (84)
5 Apr 2003Franke, Heinz (87)
31 Mar 2003Baberg, Kurt (86)
27 Mar 2003Thomsen, Rolf (87)
2003Otto, Walter

2002
16 Dec 2002Laubert, Helmut (83)
3 Dec 2002Stock, Rupprecht (86)
15 Nov 2002Fabricius, Ludwig (81)
Sep 2002Brauel, Wilhelm (88)
14 Aug 2002Pahls, Heinrich (82)
5 Jun 2002Pietzsch, Werner (85)
28 May 2002Lohmeyer, Peter (91)
17 May 2002Koitschka, Siegfried (84)
2 May 2002Lawaetz, Ulf (85)
2 Feb 2002Feindt, Hans-Arend (80)
Jan 2002Richter, Freimut (80)
2002Herwartz, Oskar

2001
7 Oct 2001Rathke, Hellmut (90)
16 Sep 2001Walkerling, Heinz (86)
20 Jan 2001Hackländer, Burckhard (86)

2000
8 Sep 2000Just, Paul (84)
6 Sep 2000Jaek, Bernhard (81)
4 Sep 2000Schultze, Rudolf (78)
17 Aug 2000Tiesenhausen, Hans-Diedrich von (87)
13 Aug 2000Bargsten, Klaus (88)
28 Jul 2000Junker, Ottoheinrich (95)
3 Jun 2000Krech, Günther (85)
14 Mar 2000Wieboldt, Günter (81)
22 Feb 2000Tiesler, Raimund (81)
1 Feb 2000Isermeyer, Hans-Adolf (80)
19 Jan 2000John, Alfred (79)
19 Jan 2000Schroeteler, Heinrich-Andreas (84)

1999
16 Dec 1999Zaubitzer, Joachim (81)
14 Dec 1999Görner, Friedrich-Karl (78)
24 Sep 1999Forstner, Wolfgang Friedrich von (83)
17 Sep 1999Roth, Götz (79)
27 Aug 1999Simmermacher, Volker (80)
5 Aug 1999Deiring, Hugo (79)
19 Jul 1999Willner, Horst (79)
19 Apr 1999Rinck, Hans (86)
13 Feb 1999Möllendorff, Goske von (80)
6 Feb 1999Witzendorff, Ernst von (82)
27 Jan 1999Valentiner, Hans-Guido (80)
2 Jan 1999Krieg, Johann-Otto (79)

1998
24 Dec 1998Turre, Eduard (78)
13 Nov 1998Wedemeyer, Heimar (92)
5 Aug 1998Kretschmer, Otto (86)
29 Jun 1998Barschkis, Hans-Heinrich (78)
18 May 1998Lamby, Hermann (84)
12 May 1998Vöge, Ulrich (78)

1997
26 Dec 1997Oehrn, Victor (90)
19 Dec 1997Manseck, Helmut (83)
2 Dec 1997Gelhaus, Harald (82)
29 Oct 1997Stege, Friedrich (77)
20 Oct 1997Uhlig, Herbert (81)
18 Aug 1997Lindschau, Rolf (82)
27 Jul 1997Liebe, Heinrich (89)
10 Jul 1997Schiebusch, Günter (87)
18 Jun 1997Hübschen, Otto (77)
2 May 1997Lott, Werner (89)
2 May 1997Nordheimer, Hubert (80)
10 Apr 1997Groth, Gerhard (79)
18 Mar 1997Pich, Helmuth (82)
17 Mar 1997Gerke, Ernst-August (75)
25 Feb 1997Hauber, Hans-Gerold (83)

1996
31 Dec 1996Schlott, Heinrich (74)
21 Dec 1996Dobratz, Kurt (92)
21 Dec 1996Erdmann, Dieter (76)
10 Dec 1996Linder, Gerhard (76)
1 Dec 1996Reschke, Franz-Georg (88)
26 Nov 1996Ufermann, Fritz (84)
17 Nov 1996Moehle, Karl-Heinz (86)
22 Oct 1996Mayer, Karl-Theodor (75)
14 Oct 1996Wiechmann, Arnold (87)
28 Sep 1996Maus, August (81)
13 Sep 1996Schünemann, Horst (82)
22 Aug 1996Matz, Joachim (82)
10 Apr 1996Emde, Bernhard (78)
29 Mar 1996Mehl, Waldemar (81)
9 Feb 1996Bruder, Hermann (74)
29 Jan 1996Degen, Horst (82)

1995
27 Nov 1995Wattenberg, Jürgen (94)
21 Nov 1995Verpoorten, Hubert (73)
6 Nov 1995Mengersen, Ernst (83)
27 Sep 1995Marbach, Karl-Heinz (78)
18 Sep 1995Meckel, Hans (85)
13 Sep 1995Godt, Eberhard (95)
19 May 1995Borm, Carl (83)
14 Apr 1995Behrens, Udo (84)
24 Mar 1995Wieduwilt, Helmut (75)

1994
22 Nov 1994Rehren, Hellmut (72)
3 Nov 1994Flachsenberg, Walter (86)
26 Oct 1994Radermacher, Alfred (81)
7 Oct 1994Grau, Peter-Ottmar (79)
16 Sep 1994Süss, Walter (85)
29 Aug 1994Juli, Herbert (78)
31 May 1994Jeschke, Hubert (73)
7 May 1994Neumann, Hermann (74)
4 May 1994Bokelberg, Max (75)
7 Mar 1994Fränzel, Otto (72)
2 Mar 1994Strenger, Hartmut (77)
13 Jan 1994Markworth, Friedrich (78)

1993
31 Dec 1993Hoffmann, Rudolf (76)
19 Dec 1993Ketels, Hans-Heinrich (75)
13 Nov 1993Hoschatt, Alfred (84)
31 May 1993Pfeifer, Werner (81)
31 May 1993Plohr, Helmut (79)
15 May 1993Fehler, Johann-Heinrich (82)
2 May 1993Merten, Karl-Friedrich (87)
23 Mar 1993Geider, Horst (74)
3 Mar 1993Reche, Reinhart (77)
1 Mar 1993Götze, Hans (77)
1993Hagenau, Karl-Heinz

1992
25 Dec 1992Meier, Alfred (85)
7 Nov 1992Schöler, Clemens (77)
5 Jul 1992Cremer, Peter-Erich (81)
27 Jun 1992Reventlow-Criminil, Viktor Graf von (76)
23 Jun 1992Kaeding, Walter (76)
6 Jun 1992Hansen, Hans-Johann (74)
14 Apr 1992Wenzel, Wolfgang (82)
12 Apr 1992Jahn, Gunter (81)
3 Apr 1992Guse, Joachim (70)
29 Feb 1992Hartmann, Götz von (78)
10 Jan 1992Kölle, Walther (84)
6 Jan 1992Köhler, Otto (82)

1991
7 Dec 1991Jäckel, Kurt (72)
7 Nov 1991Becker, Klaus (71)
21 Oct 1991Zetzsche, Hans-Jürgen (76)
13 Oct 1991Kneip, Albert (70)
13 Jul 1991Schumann-Hindenberg, Friedrich (78)
22 Jun 1991Sohler, Herbert (82)
23 May 1991Stiebler, Wolf-Harro (83)
29 Mar 1991Rabenau, Georg von (74)
1 Mar 1991Kaiser, Hermann (84)
1 Mar 1991Strauch, Günter (82)
20 Feb 1991Michel, Georg-Heinz (81)
5 Jan 1991Pulst, Günther (72)
4 Jan 1991Engel, Herbert (78)
4 Jan 1991Thurmann, Helmut (76)

1990
7 Nov 1990Frohberg, Günther (69)
26 Oct 1990Rave, Ernst-Wolfgang (73)
14 Oct 1990Schewe, Georg (80)
11 Oct 1990Kuhnke, Günter (78)
2 Oct 1990Schauenburg, Rolf (77)
17 Jun 1990Kühn, Herbert (71)
29 May 1990Lessing, Hermann (89)
25 May 1990Kraus, Hans-Werner (74)
10 Apr 1990Fuchs, Karl-Heinz (75)
25 Mar 1990Emmermann, Carl (75)
26 Feb 1990Schuhart, Otto (80)
2 Feb 1990Ley, Wolfgang (69)
23 Jan 1990Dommes, Wilhelm (82)

1989
5 Dec 1989Kühl, Peter (67)
15 Oct 1989Reisener, Wolfgang (71)
18 Aug 1989Rothkirch und Panthen, Siegfried (69)
26 Apr 1989Gysae, Robert (78)
17 Jan 1989Lorentz, Günther (75)

1988
1 Dec 1988Bart, Fritz (79)
7 Oct 1988Klapdor, Heinrich (74)
13 May 1988Guggenberger, Friedrich (73)
5 Apr 1988Eickstedt, Wolfgang (72)
1 Apr 1988Wendt, Werner (72)
12 Mar 1988Bauer, Ernst (74)
28 Feb 1988Baumgärtel, Friedrich (64)
20 Feb 1988Röther, Josef (80)
25 Jan 1988Korth, Claus (76)
7 Jan 1988Pommerehne, Walter (79)
1988Raabe, Karl-Heinz

1987
3 Nov 1987Sturm, Kurt (81)
6 Sep 1987Reith, Hans-Erwin (67)
3 Jun 1987Schultze, Herbert (77)
1 May 1987Scholtz, Klaus (79)
30 Apr 1987Dauter, Helmut (67)
19 Mar 1987Pancke, Karl-Wilhelm (71)
17 Jan 1987Wengel, Hans (72)
11 Jan 1987Seiler, Wolfgang (68)
3 Jan 1987Emmrich, Heinz (74)
2 Jan 1987Loeser, Paul-Karl (71)

1986
25 Oct 1986Glattes, Gerhard (77)
22 Sep 1986Albrecht, Fritz (66)
5 Jul 1986Schulz, Georg-Wilhelm (80)
1 Jun 1986Tillessen, Hans-Rutger (73)
21 Apr 1986Justi, Friedrich (67)
18 Apr 1986Lehmann-Willenbrock, Heinrich (74)
19 Mar 1986Prellberg, Wilfried (72)
13 Jan 1986Kallipke, Fritz (76)
2 Jan 1986Heydemann, Günther (72)

1985
19 Dec 1985Baumann, Arend (82)
7 Jul 1985Jestel, Erwin (62)
11 May 1985Preuss, Joachim (70)
30 Mar 1985Eckermann, Hans (79)

1984
18 Dec 1984Loewe, Axel-Olaf (76)
1 Oct 1984Poske, Hans-Georg Friedrich (79)
25 Aug 1984Suhren, Reinhard (68)
14 Aug 1984Pauckstadt, Hans (77)
16 Jul 1984Böhme, Kurt (67)
19 Jun 1984Jeppener-Haltenhoff, Harald (76)
14 Jun 1984Zwarg, Heinz (66)
7 Jun 1984Fiebig, Günther (64)
15 May 1984Piening, Adolf Cornelius (73)
19 Mar 1984Franze, Joachim (66)
11 Mar 1984Brümmer-Patzig, Helmut (93)
23 Feb 1984Lange, Georg (91)
19 Feb 1984Hippel, Friedrich von (69)
21 Jan 1984Scheringer, Heinz (76)
7 Jan 1984Säck, Franz (74)

1983
27 Aug 1983Zahnow, Günter (63)
19 Mar 1983Engel, Hans-Adolf (67)
24 Jan 1983Schaar, Gerd (63)
3 Jan 1983Luther, Otto (64)

1982
20 Nov 1982Eberbach, Heinz-Eugen (61)
4 Nov 1982Schnee, Adalbert (68)
18 Oct 1982Liebe, Johannes (69)
18 Oct 1982Rigele, Hermann (91)
17 Oct 1982Ellerlage, Hermann (69)
9 Oct 1982Bernbeck, Hinrich-Oscar (68)
24 Aug 1982Nicolay, Kurt-Heinz (64)
13 Aug 1982Wohlfarth, Herbert (67)
19 Jun 1982Tammen, Renko (59)
29 Apr 1982Jenisch, Hans (68)
5 Mar 1982Münster, Helmut (65)
2 Feb 1982Ites, Otto (64)
19 Jan 1982Klusmeier, Emil (69)

1981
28 Dec 1981Bosüner, Harald (68)
25 Nov 1981Lehmann, Hans (66)
16 Aug 1981Prützmann, Robert (78)
9 Aug 1981Curio, Oskar (63)
22 Jun 1981Queck, Horst-Thilo (66)
10 Jun 1981Baldus, Hugo (60)
4 Jun 1981Jobst, Karl (68)
20 Feb 1981Gossler, Kurt von (75)
5 Feb 1981Bach, Joachim-Werner (62)

1980
31 Dec 1980Arco-Zinneberg, Ulrich-Philipp Graf von und zu (63)
24 Dec 1980Dieterich, Max Bernd (66)
22 Sep 1980Neide, Kurt (64)
9 Sep 1980Thilo, Ulrich (77)
7 Jul 1980Voigt, Horst (60)
25 May 1980Jacobs, Paul (65)
25 Feb 1980Harms, Otto (70)
13 Feb 1980Witt, Hans-Ludwig (70)

1979
6 Dec 1979Rüggeberg, Rolf (72)
2 Nov 1979Kals, Ernst (74)
4 Sep 1979Reff, Reinhard (66)
14 Jul 1979Remus, Werner (59)
23 May 1979Beucke, Heinz-Ehler (75)
11 May 1979Schlippenbach, Egon Reiner von (65)

1978
26 Dec 1978Vowe, Bruno (74)
15 Nov 1978Janssen, Gustav-Adolf (63)
6 Oct 1978Spahr, Wilhelm (74)
30 Sep 1978Gramitzky, Franz (62)
2 Aug 1978Schmidt, Werner von (72)
26 Mar 1978Wolf, Eckehard (60)

1977
18 Aug 1977Niethmann, Otto (58)
14 Aug 1977Grochowiak, Edmund (59)
12 Apr 1977Korfmann, Fritz-Otto (54)
12 Apr 1977Möhlmann, Helmut (63)
9 Jan 1977Bleichrodt, Heinrich (67)

1976
14 Nov 1976Zahn, Wilhelm (66)
27 Aug 1976Scheer, Werner (83)
2 Jul 1976Neumann, Heinz-Joachim (67)
5 Apr 1976Heidtmann, Hans (61)
18 Feb 1976Nees, Werner (66)
3 Jan 1976Musenberg, Werner (71)

1975
16 Dec 1975Fleige, Karl (70)
12 Dec 1975Freiwald, Kurt (69)
29 Sep 1975Metzler, Jost (66)

1974
10 Jun 1974Rasch, Hermann (59)
12 Apr 1974Timm, Heinrich (63)
9 Jan 1974Kentrat, Eitel-Friedrich (67)

1973
21 Oct 1973Böttcher, Richard (67)
17 Sep 1973Sommer, Helmut (59)
26 Aug 1973Marienfeld, Friedrich-Wilhelm (53)
25 Jan 1973Klug, Werner (53)

1972
23 Oct 1972Jürs, Ralf (53)
9 Sep 1972Winter, Werner (60)

1971
26 Nov 1971Hewicker, August-Wilhelm (53)
1 Sep 1971Ibbeken, Hans (71)
10 Apr 1971Quaet-Faslem, Jürgen (57)
13 Jan 1971Burghagen, Walter (79)

1970
30 Dec 1970Fischer, Heinz (66)
20 Nov 1970Heilmann, Udo (57)
19 Nov 1970Heyse, Ulrich (64)
25 Oct 1970Boddenberg, Karl (56)
11 Jun 1970Wolff, Karl-Heinz (60)
21 Apr 1970Salman, Otto (61)
12 Apr 1970Schendel, Rudolf (56)
1 Apr 1970Schauer, Werner (47)

1969
28 Sep 1969Frauenheim, Fritz (57)
16 Jan 1969Euler, Klaus (50)

1968
11 Jul 1968Sporn, Wolfgang (55)
4 Apr 1968Hessler, Günter (58)
21 Jan 1968Schuch, Heinrich (61)

1967
15 Nov 1967Fritz, Detlev (46)
12 Apr 1967Hinsch, Hans-Peter (52)
3 Mar 1967Lange, Harald (63)

1966
13 Nov 1966Neitzel, Karl (65)
25 Apr 1966Pfeffer, Günther (51)
6 Jan 1966Brandi, Albrecht (51)

1965
23 Oct 1965Hechler, Ernst (57)
12 Oct 1965Schneidewind, Karl-Hermann (58)
5 Oct 1965Franzius, Rudolf (54)
27 Mar 1965Lottner, Ernst (44)
10 Feb 1965Fenski, Horst-Arno (46)

1964
17 Jul 1964Zapp, Richard (60)
4 May 1964Ohlenburg, Willy (49)
26 Jan 1964Franz, Johannes (56)
10 Jan 1964Krüger, Erich (45)
1964Lindke, Siegfried

1963
10 Dec 1963Ketelsen, Wolfgang (52)
9 Sep 1963Wissmann, Friedrich-Wilhelm (47)
26 Apr 1963Hartmann, Werner (60)
27 Mar 1963Kaufmann, Wolfgang (50)

1962
24 Apr 1962Sachs, Erwin (74)

1961
6 Feb 1961Mahn, Bruno (73)

1960
21 Nov 1960Schulz, Werner-Karl (50)

1957
23 Sep 1957Buscher, Hans (39)

1956
16 Apr 1956Praetorius, Friedrich-Hermann (52)

1955
1 Dec 1955Hinz, Rudolf (35)
29 Sep 1955Ambrosius, Wilhelm (52)
30 Jun 1955Kottmann, Hermann (39)
16 Feb 1955Herbschleb, Karl-Heinz (44)

1954
30 Mar 1954Atzinger, Siegfried (37)

1950
23 Sep 1950Schütze, Viktor (44)

1948
12 Apr 1948Kruschka, Max (28)

1947
21 Aug 1947Heyda, Wolfgang (33)

1945
30 Nov 1945Eck, Heinz-Wilhelm (29)
29 Nov 1945Steinfeldt, Friedrich (30)
12 Aug 1945Buttjer, Johann (33)
14 Jun 1945Boldt, Walter (23)
4 Jun 1945Zipfel, Rudolf (30)
23 May 1945Friedeburg, Hans-Georg von (49)
19 May 1945Steinhoff, Friedrich (35)
13 May 1945Lüth, Wolfgang (31)


Over 380 former U-boat Commanders have died post-war (our post-war records are incomplete). According to our files 574 (40.59%) U-boat commanders died during the war.

If you can help us complete this listing that would be most helpful.