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WWI U-boat commanders

Wolfgang Steinbauer

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 4/08)

Successes
49 ships sunk for a total of 170.432 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 11.100 tons
8 ships damaged for a total of 40.597 GRT
1 warship damaged for a total of 18.400 tons

Born:6 May, 1888 Strassburg, Elsass 
Dead:27 Jan, 1978 Köln 

Wolfgang Steinbauer

Ranks

Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

Iron Cross 2nd class
Iron Cross 1st Class
3 Mar, 1918Pour le Mérite

U-boat Commands

UB 474 Jul, 1916 - 31 Mar, 1917
UB 4811 Jun, 1917 - 28 Oct, 1918

Notes

Was awarded the Pour le Mérite for outstanding leadership and distinguished naval planning and successful submarine operations. During the previous 16 months on war patrol he sank a total of 49 enemy vessels which represented a loss of approximately 170.000 BRT.

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