WWI U-boat commanders

Herbert Lefholz

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/06)

Successes
2 ships sunk with a total of 1,409 GRT

Born:	9 Jul 1888	Hornberg, Kreis Triberg
Died:

Herbert Lefholz with his wife

Ranks

1 Apr 1906		Seekadett
6 Apr 1907		Fähnrich zur See
30 Sep 1909		Leutnant zur See
19 Sep 1912		Oberleutnant zur See
26 Apr 1917		Kapitänleutnant
25 Mar 1919		Out of naval service

Decorations

10 Feb 1916		Order of the Zähringer Lion (Baden)
		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
		War Merit Cross (Brunswick)

U-boat Commands

UB 33	22 Apr 1916	-	30 Jan 1917
UB 23	6 Feb 1917	-	18 Feb 1917
UC 59	12 May 1917	-	26 Apr 1918

Notes

Lefholz was awarded the Order of the Zähringer Lion for his service on the battleship Braunschweig during the Battle of the Gulf of Riga (August 8, 1915).