WWI U-boat commanders

Erwin Weisbach

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/02)

Successes
6 ships sunk with a total of 6,972 GRT

Born:29 Sep 1883 Glogau (now in Poland) 
Died:17 May 1916 off Dunbar, Scotland 


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Ranks

1 Apr 1902 Seekadett
11 Apr 1903 Fähnrich zur See
29 Sep 1905 Leutnant zur See
30 Mar 1908 Oberleutnant zur See
13 Oct 1913 Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

 Iron Cross 2nd class
 Iron Cross 1st class

U-boat Commands

U 231 Aug 1914 - 25 Nov 1914
UC 31 Jun 1915 - 26 Sep 1915
U 7424 Nov 1915 - 17 May 1916 (+)

Notes

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Ships hit by Erwin Weisbach

DateU-boat Name of shipType of shipTonsNat.
 
5 Jul 1915 UC 3 PeikSteamer1,168nw
14 Jul 1915 UC 3 VividFishing vessel150be
20 Jul 1915 UC 3 RhiannonNavy Yacht137br
21 Jul 1915 UC 3 BritonNavy Trawler196br
12 Sep 1915 UC 3 AshmoreSteamer2,519br
 
20 Apr 1916 U 74 SabbiaSteamer2,802br
 6,972
6 ships sunk (6,972 tons).

Media links


Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918

Dufeil, Yves

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