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U-Boat Crew Lists
"Final Moments of U185" © S. Burbridge
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U-Boat Crews list maintainers:
Hubertus Weggelaar
and
Horst Schmeisser
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Currently there are 64,378 entries, including ships and administrative staff. If you have corrections or additions please email Hubertus.


Search results for U559

Found 23 matches


NameRankBornDiedNotes
[+ indicates died while crew of boat]
BenderEdwin00.00.1919U-559
BooekmannGüntherU-559. Pow. Camp.184. Pow.No.B.89128
BrückerFranzBtsMtU-559
awards DKiG.15.02.43
Eberbach vonU-559
EckenfelsEmilBtsMt22.07.191330.10.1942"U-559+ British destroyers HMS Pakenham, HMS Petard and HMS Hero and the British escort destroyers HMS Dulverton and HMS Hurworth, and a British Short Sunderland aircraft from RAF 47 Sqn. 38 survivors."
lost  Med.N.E.of Port Said,
EngelHerbertKpLt.01.09.4329.06.191204.01.1991U-48. OStrm(26.05.40-12.40). U-559. WO.02.41-03.42. U-666. Cdr.26.08.42-09.12.43. U-228. Cdr.09.44-10.44
birthplace Hamburg
serial/entry Crew of VII/1939
awards DKIG. 09.11.43.
FriessLudwigBtsMtU-57. U-559
awards DKiG.07.04.44.
GräserGünterKpLt.ing30.10.191509.11.1944U-559. U-537+
serial/entry Crew of 1936
awards Träger DKiG. 05.01.44.(U-537).
HeidtmannHansKpLt.01.10.4108.08.191405.04.1976U-2. U-33. 1WO.(09.38-01.40). U-21. Cdr.(08.40-12.40).. U-559. Cdr.902.41-10.42) pow.30.10.42. Camp.18. Pow.No.B.209299
birthplace Gleschendorf / Lübeck
serial/entry Crew of 1934
awards Knights Cross.12.04.43.
  ALBUM
HerzigerHans-KarlLt.z.SU-559
LeicherRudolfFkMt13.03.192030.09.1941U-559+
birthplace Selters
lost La Baule France
buried Pornochet(France). Block 2. Row 1. Grave 4.
PfahlerLeonhardObMt31.03.191930.10.1942U-559+
PhilippFritzOStrmU-559
RichsteinHansObMt05.07.191830.10.1942U-559+
RiskeOStrmU-21. U-559
RudolffKlausKpLt.01.12.4224.01.191607.02.1943"""TJELL"".CVdr.(04.40-07.40). U-559. 1WO.(02.41-11.41). U-609+ Cdr.(02.42-02.43)."
birthplace Wilhelmshaven
lost N.Atlantic 55.17N.26.38W.
serial/entry Crew of 1935
SchäferWilhelmMt30.07.191530.10.1942U-559+
SzameitatBernhardFkHGfrU-559. Pow.30.10.42
VolmarEduardGfr15.11.192430.10.1942U-559+
WeiseHerbertU-559
WelterHansMaschMtU-559
awards DKiG.07.04.44.
WichtKurtGfr25.12.192330.10.1942U-559+
WirthsAdolfGfr17.11.192230.10.1942U-559+



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In Memoriam

There are no roses on a sailor's grave
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Carl Evens
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August Kirchner of U-1221
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Günter Labude  of U-642 & U-3518
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