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
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 3322 Apr 1916 - 30 Jan 1917
UB 236 Feb 1917 - 18 Feb 1917
UC 5912 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).

Ships hit by Herbert Lefholz

DateU-boat Name of shipType of shipTonsNat.
 
20 Aug 1917 UC 59 Ilja MurometsAuxiliary minesweeper330ru
 
23 Feb 1918 UC 59 RemusSteamer1,079br
 1,409
2 ships sunk (1,409 tons).

Media links


Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918

Dufeil, Yves

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