WWI U-boat commanders

Karl Dönitz

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 4/10)

Successes
5 ships sunk with a total of 16,598 GRT
1 ship damaged with a total of 5,459 GRT

Born:	16 Sep 1891	Grünau
Died:	24 Dec 1980	Aumühle

Karl Dönitz

Karl Dönitz during WWI

Ranks

1 Apr 1910		Seekadett
15 Apr 1911		Fähnrich zur See
27 Sep 1913		Leutnant zur See
22 Mar 1916		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jan 1921		Kapitänleutnat
1 Nov 1928		Korvettenkapitän
1 Oct 1935		Kapitän zur See
1 Sep 1940		Vizeadmiral

Decorations

7 Jun 1913		General Honor Decoration (Prussia)
7 Nov 1914		Iron Cross 2nd class
17 Jan 1916		Friedrich Cross (Anhalt)
5 May 1916		Iron Cross 1st class
7 Nov 1916		Iron Half Moon
13 Mar 1917		Order of the Medjidie
10 Jun 1918		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
		Military Merit Cross
		Liakat Medal
		U-Boat War Badge

U-boat Commands

UC 25	16 Feb 1918	-	7 Aug 1918
UB 68	2 Jul 1918	-	4 Oct 1918

Notes

Karl Dönitz became the head of German U-boats during 1935-1945. Read more about him on this page.

Ships hit by Karl Dönitz

Date	U-boat		Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons	Nat.

18 Mar 1918	UC 25		Massilia	Hulk	5,026		it
4 Apr 1918	UC 25		Agatina	Sailing vessel	201		it
28 Jul 1918	UC 25		Vesuvio (d.)	Steamer	5,459		it
29 Jul 1918	UC 25		Rio Pallaresa	Steamer	4,043		br
5 Aug 1918	UC 25		Freshfield	Steamer	3,445		ca
4 Oct 1918	UB 68		Oopack	Steamer	3,883		br
					22,057
5 ships sunk (16,598 tons) and 1 ship damaged (5,459 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged.

Media links

Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918
Dufeil, Yves

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