Die Kaleuns.

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Re: Die Kaleuns.

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Post by docarchiv » 30 Nov 2022, 20:17

Hello,
new in my collection.
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Re: Die Kaleuns.

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Post by Axel N » 01 Dec 2022, 15:57

Hi,
this is von Morstein of U 483. A very able CO.
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Post by tigre » 28 Jan 2023, 02:50

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Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat (September 11, 1906 - January 9, 1974).

In the Navy since 1925, included in the Officers Crew of 1928. On October 2, 1939 he was transferred to the submarine force and on January 2, 1940 he became the IWO of U 25. Under Viktor Schütze he carried out a patrol. On March 15, 1940, took the Commander Course in the 1. U-Ausbildungsflottille and on May 5, 1940 he took over as Commander of the U 8. On June 5, 1940, Kentrat was seriously injured in an explosion on board (*) and was taken to hospital. On September 13, 1940 Baubelehrung (familiarization) of U 74. On October 31, 1940 he took over as Commander of U 74. In the course of seven patrols he sank five ships, including the Canadian corvette HMCS Levis, and damaged the British auxiliary cruiser HMS Worcestershire (11,402 tons). On the last patrol he took the boat through the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean.

On December 31, 1941, Kentrat was awarded the Knight's Cross. 21 July 1942 Baubelehrung of U 196 which entered service 11 September 1942. Promoted to Korvettenkapitän 1 January 1943, Kentrat sailed 13 March 1943 for the first patrol with U 196 . In the patrol that lasted until October 23, 1943, he sank two ships with 12,285 GRT. He conducted his second and last patrol from March 11 to August 10, 1944, sinking a ship with 5,454 GRT. On September 22, 1944, Kentrat was assigned to the Tokyo Etappe and on March 28, 1945, Chief of the Kobe Naval Base. On September 2, 1945 he was taken prisoner, from which he was released on October 1, 1947.

(*) Freilot Burst - Explosive Depth Sounder: A small free-falling weight of exactly 2m/sec in the shape of a torpedo with a cartridge tip that explodes when it hits the bottom. The time elapsed between touching the sea surface and detonation at the bottom provides fairly accurate depth information.

Source: https://www.icollector.com/PHOTO-ALBUM- ... _i24318859
https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Pe ... ntratE.htm
https://www.uboatarchive.net/KTB/KTBNotesVocabulary.htm

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Post by tigre » 04 Feb 2023, 14:34

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Hermann Rigele (September 16, 1891, Sarajevo - October 18, 1982, Vienna) *.

Hermann Rigele was one of the oldest World War II submarine commanders to go out on patrol when he set sail with the UD 3 from Kiel, Germany, on October 3, 1942. He was 51 years old at the time. He arrived safely in Lorient, France, 20 days later. In total he would command the UD 3 during 3 operational patrols, 103 days at sea (06.08.1941-10.23.1943).

He previously he had been in command of k.u.k. U 10, k.u.k. U 17, k.u.k. U 20, k.u.k. U 31 (PGM). UD 1 (11.21.1940 - 05.03.1941). After leaving the command of the UD 3, he was Commander of the 32. U-Flotille (04.01.1944-03.04.1945) and ended the war as Commander of the port of Trieste.

* In various sources Hermann von Rigele.

Source: http://www.ubootarchiv.de/ubootwiki/ind ... von_Rigele
https://uboat.net/wwi/men/commanders/531.html
https://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/194 ... emely-rare

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Post by tigre » 11 Feb 2023, 13:22

Hello to all :D; Rigele's successor in the 32. U-Flotille............

Ulrich Heyse (September 20, 1906 Berlin-Friedenau November 19, 1970, Flensburg, Germany).

Officer Candidate (Offiziersanwärter) in October 1933. Promoted to Leutnant z.See in June 1936. Course for U-boat Watch Officers in the 1. U-Lehrdivision, Pillau (July-September 1940); Commander's Course and Torpedo Launch for Commanders in the 24. U-Flottille, Memel (November 1940 - January 1941). Commander in training in U 37, January-February 1941; one patrol under Kapitänleutnant Asmus-Nicolai Clausen, 3 ships with a total of 4,781 GRT.

Commander of U 128 (Type IX C) from May 12, 1941 to February 28, 1943. Five patrols with the boat, managing to sink 12 ships for a total of 83,639 GRT. Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (January 1943). He ended the war as Chief of the 32. U-Flotille in Hamburg. Prisoner of the English.

Source: http://www.ubootarchiv.de/ubootwiki/ind ... rich_Heyse
https://www.buchfreund.de/de/d/p/101320 ... ulli-heyse

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Ulli Heyse (Ulrich) upon his return to Lorient on March 22, 1942.........................
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Post by Tic Tac » 27 Feb 2023, 19:13

Herbert Brünning, Kmdt. U 137 U 642 U 3518
Labeling on the back of the photo:
To commemorate enemy days spent together on U 642
Brünning, Kaptlt. and Cmdt.
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Re: Die Kaleuns.

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Post by tigre » 28 Feb 2023, 18:47

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Carl Emmermann (March 6, 1915 Hamburg - March 25, 1990 Ahrensburg)

Carl Emmermann (Crew 1934) sank a total of 27 ships with a combined tonnage of 52,080 GRT in five operational patrols (373 days at sea). After joining the submarine force, he became the I WO of the U-A under the command of Hans Eckermann in November 1940. In November 1941, Emmermann took charge of his own boat, U 172. His greatest success was the sinking of the British liner Orcades (23,456-ton). His fifth patrol with U 172 was dramatic, as the U-boat brought back half the crew of U 604 which had been scuttled by her crew due to damage.

After that patrol, Emmermann became the commander of the 6. U-Flotilla in St. Nazaire, France, in November 1943. In August 1944, Emmermann became the head of the "Erprobungsgruppe Typ XXIII" and later (March 1945) was commander of U 3037 for a month, and in the last month of the war he commanded the 31. U-Flotilla (Training) in Hamburg.

Awarded the Knight's Cross for the sinking of 17 ships with a total of 9.5429 GRT (27 November 1942) and the Oak Leaves for the sinking of another 10 ships with 5.7475 GRT (4 July 1943).

Source: http://www.ubootarchiv.de/ubootwiki/ind ... _Emmermann
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/299 ... n-Carl.htm
https://uboat.net/men/emmermann.htm
Kriegsmarine U-Boot 172 original Fotos Kommandant Emmermann 2wk

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Kapitänleutnant Carl Emmermann aboard U 172............................
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Post by tigre » 06 Mar 2023, 22:19

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Victor Oehrn (October 21, 1907 Kedabeg/Caucasus, Russia - December 26, 1997 Bonn/North Rhine-Westphalia).

He entered the Navy in 1927 as an officer candidate, graduated as Leutnant z.S in October 1931 and took the course at the Submarine School in July 1935. Commander of U 14 (January 1936 to October 1937) with which He made a patrol to the Spanish coasts. Officer in the General Staff of the FdU Ost (August-September 1939); then in the General Staff of the FdU (September-October 1939) and then in the Operations section of the BdU (October 1939-May 1940). Commanding Officer of U 37 (May-October 1940) and then returned to the General Staff. Serving in the General Staff of the FdU Italie, he was appointed liaison officer for Commander-in-Chief South in Africa (May 1942) and in that position he was seriously wounded by an Australian reconnaissance formation (five shots) while wandering through the desert looking for Rommel's CP (a very difficult task to accomplish otherwise). War prisoner, repatriated in October 1943. It must be the only case of a submariner wounded and captured in the El-Alamein area. He finally achieved the rank of Fregattenkapitän in 1944.

Source: https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/german-p ... 46775-191/
http://www.ubootarchiv.de/ubootwiki/ind ... ctor_Oehrn

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Post by tigre » 02 May 2023, 17:31

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Hans Wilhelm Heinrich Hornkohl (born 07.04.1917 in Hamburg-Altona - Date and place of death: ??)

He entered the Navy as an officer cadet on April 3, 1936. Assigned to the Luftwaffe (Sea); from September 1, 1939 until March 1940 Preparatory course for maritime observers at the Aviator School (Sea) and the Air Signal School Dievenow. Observer in the 2./ Küsten-Fliegergruppe 506. From October 08 to 25, 1939 Interned in Sweden after an emergency landing (Repatriated).

He began his submarine training in August 1941. He then joined the 3. U-Flotilla in January 1942, aboard U 753 (IWO and Kommandantenschüler). He was in command of no less than six submarines during the rest of the war: U 566 (Type VII C), U 1007 (Type VII C/41 - 01.18.1944 - 07.07.1944), U 3509 (Type XXI - 16.07.1944 - 26.11.1944 Baubelehrung), U 3512 (Type XXI - 27.11.1944 - 08.04.1945), U 2502(Type XXI - 09.04.1945 - 12.04.1945), U 3041 (Type XXI - 04.27.1945 - 05.09.1945). At the end prisoner of the British in Camp 184 Llanmartin, Wales (09.05.1945 - 06.09.1945).

U 566 (Type VII C) 25 Jan 1943 - 24 Oct 1943 Kptlt Hans Hornkohl. Scuttled by her crew on 24 October 1943 in the North Atlantic west of Leixoes after being damaged by 6 depth charges from a British Wellington of No 179 Squadron. 49 survivors (no casualties). Subsequently, the men are picked up by the Spanish fishing boat "Fina" and landed in Vigo. They are briefly interned and repatriated.

In short, he was a sailor, aviator and submariner. He was interned twice and was repatriated. He commanded six U-boats and survived the war.

Sources: https://www.ebay.com/itm/UB10-U-boat-Co ... 574?_ul=EC
http://www.ubootarchiv.de/ubootwiki/ind ... s_Hornkohl

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Re: Die Kaleuns.

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Post by docarchiv » 18 Jun 2023, 12:58

Hello,
new in my collection! We know Lehmann-Willenbrock-
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Post by bad karma » 18 Jun 2023, 15:33

In the white hat is Commander Wilhelm Brauel.
Nice picture.

Regards,

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Post by tigre » 24 Jun 2023, 01:07

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1. U-Flotille - Brest 1942.

Reinhard Suhren was in command of U 564 (Type VII C) between April 3, 1941 and October 1, 1942, in that period he carried out six patrols (284 days). He previously was IWO of U 48.

Heinz Buchholz was in charge of 1. U-Flotille from February to July 1942 and then went on to command U 195 (Type IX D1).

Sources: https://picclick.de/Uboot-Krieg-Foto-U- ... id=1&pid=1
https://uboat.net/men/commanders/

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The Kaleun of U 564,Kplt. Reinhard Suhren watches as the Flo-Chef, Kplt. Heinz Buchholz (02.42-07.42) distinguishes one of his crew...........
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Post by tigre » 02 Sep 2023, 17:31

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Wilhelm Gustav Friedrich Brauel (17.09.1914 Hamburg - 23.09.2002 Großhansdorf).

He entered the Navy as recruit in July 1933. Assimilated as an officer in Prom. 37b, Leutnant z. S in October 1941. Course of watch officer in submarines (08.01.1942 - 09.27.1942). Oblt.z.S in October 1942. IWO on U 103 (02.07.1943 - 06.03.1943). Commander's Course (06.16.1943 - 08.02.1943). Commander of U 256 (16.08.1943 - 25.06.1944). Commander in replacement U 989 (06.08.1944 - 06.24.1944). Commander of U 92 (06.28.1944 - 10.12.1944). Commander of U 3530 (23.03.1945 - 23.04.1945). Kapitänleutnant 01.04.1945. Commander of U 975 (24.04.1945 - 09.05.1945). Prisoner of war (09.05.1945 - 27.10.1947).

Wilhelm Brauel sank a total of 2 ships with a combined tonnage of 2,925 BRT during 5 operational patrols (153 days at sea).

Source: http://www.ubootarchiv.de/ubootwiki/ind ... elm_Brauel
https://www.flickr.com/photos/reminisce ... otostream/
https://von-lans.livejournal.com/130932.html
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/142 ... ilhelm.htm

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Brauel after the formalities with a bouquet of flowers.......................
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Post by Tic Tac » 01 Oct 2023, 16:10

Ludwig Forstner
Kmdt. U 62 U 654
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Post by tigre » 01 Oct 2023, 16:50

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U/K U-Boot Komandant (at least for me).

Source: DIE KRIEGSMARINE No. 23-1941

Who could it be? TIA Raúl M 8-).
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