WWI U-boat commanders

Otto Wünsche

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/02)

Successes
76 ships sunk for a total of 152,340 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 1,290 tons
6 ships damaged for a total of 25,317 GRT

Born:28 Sep 1884 Duisburg 
Died:29 Mar 1919 Kiel 

Otto Wünsche

Ranks

15 Nov 1913Kapitänleutnant
30 Mar 1908Oberleutnant zur See
29 Sep 1905Leutnant zur See
11 Apr 1903Fähnrich zur See

Decorations

Iron Cross 2nd class
Iron Cross 1st class
14 May 1917Hausorden von Hohenzollern
20 Dec 1917Pour le Mérite

U-boat Commands

U 251 Aug 1914 - 15 Sep 1915
U 7022 Sep 1915 - 15 Sep 1918
U 9714 Oct 1917 - 12 Jan 1918
U 1267 Oct 1918 - 11 Nov 1918

Notes

Was awarded the Pour le Mérite on the 20th December 1917. For outstanding leadership and distinguished naval planning and successful operations of the submarine U97.

While in command of U25, U70 and U97 he sank a total of 182.000 BRT of Allied shipping.

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