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How were the U-boat commanders trained?
There were some different ways to become an U-boat commander. Here should be shown the most usual way in the first years of war. Pay attention, the following shows the normal way, there were a lot of deviations depending from some different facts, like the up-to-now-career of the officers and the phase of war.
| Course | Contents | Time | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ua-Lehrgang | U-Boat basic course | 8 - 12 weeks | 1. ULD Neustadt/ later Pillau |
| UTO-Lehrgang | U-Boat torpedo course | 4 - 8 weeks | Torpedoschule Flensburg-Mürwik |
| UWO-Lehrgang | U-Boat radio course | 4 weeks | Marine-Nachrichtenschule Flensburg-Mürwik |
| UWO-Lehrgang | U-Boat artillery course later anti aircraft course |
4 weeks | Schiffsartillerieschule Kiel-Wik/ later Sassnitz |
| II WO or I WO | U-Boat watch officer | 3 - 18 months | frontboat |
| Kommandanten- Schiesslehrgang |
Commander course | 4 - 8 weeks | 24. U-Flottille Danzig/ later Memel |
| Kommandantenschüler "Konfirmand" |
Commander trainee | normally one patrol |
frontboat |
This question was last modified: Thu 4 Oct 2001.