The Men - U-boat Commanders

Karl-Otto Weber

Kapitänleutnant



No ships sunk or damaged.


Born  10 Oct 1914 Krempe, Holstein
Died  14 Apr 1999(84)Reinbek/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Ranks

1 Jan 1942 Oberleutnant zur See
1 Dec 1944 Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

  Iron Cross 2nd Class
  Iron Cross 1st Class
7 Jan 1944 German Cross in Gold

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-371 26 Mar 1942 6 Apr 1942   No war patrols 
U-709 12 Aug 1942 2 Dec 1943   4 patrols (145 days) 

Weber was promoted from the ranks to become an officer and later U-boat commander. He was not a member of Crew 36.

Special thanks to Mr. Fernando Almeida for details on date of death.

Patrol info for Karl-Otto Weber

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-709 13 Feb 1943  Kiel  18 Mar 1943  Brest  Patrol 1,34 days
2. U-709 15 Apr 1943  Brest  23 May 1943  Brest  Patrol 2,39 days
3. U-709 5 Jul 1943  Brest  20 Jul 1943  Brest  Patrol 3,16 days
4. U-709 2 Oct 1943  Brest  3 Oct 1943  Brest  Patrol 4,2 days
5. U-709 6 Oct 1943  Brest  28 Nov 1943  Lorient  Patrol 4,54 days
4 patrols, 145 days at sea

Media links


German U-boat Commanders of World War II
Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim

Listing of all U-boat commanders


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