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| Born: | 13 Jul 1884 | |
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U-boat Commands
| U 40 | 14 Feb 1915 | - | 23 Jun 1915 |
Notes
Gerhardt Fürbringer became a POW on 23 June, 1915 along with a part of his crew when his boat was sunk by a British submarine.
His younger brother, Werner Fürbringer, was also an U-boat commander. Werner was very successful during the war.