Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

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Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

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Post by Edward L. Hsiao » 06 Sep 2004, 07:31

Gentlemen,

I came across a web site in German language a list of U-boat commanders with their U-boats that they commanded. I found one mistake already that this name should have been Otto Westphal instead of Otto von Westphal. Well, I came across this name which I don't know if its correct or not. His name was Heinrich Christian Wilhelm Lehmann-Willenbrock. Now all the U-boat commanders names only contained first or double first names and their last names. I know for many years that name Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock is correct. I found his full name in doubt and wonder why it was printed that way. I really can't trust the internet these days either in English or German. Can anyone help me? :?

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Edward :roll:

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Post by FAlmeida » 06 Sep 2004, 14:24

This is the correct name:
Lehmann-Willenbrock, Heinrich Christian Wilhelm
Date (Geburtsdatum) and place of birth (Geburtsort) :
11-12-1908 Bremen
Branch (Zweig) and Class Year (Crew Jahrgang) :
Linien Seeoffizier / Crew Jahrgang 1931
Rank (Beförderungen) :
07-04-1931 Offiziersanwärter , 01-01-1933 Fähnrich zur See , 01-01-1935 Oberfähnrich zur See , 01-04-1935 Leutnant zur See , 01-01-1937 Oberleutnant zur See , 01-10-1939 Kapitänleutnant , 01-07-1943 Korvettenkapitän , 01-12-1944 Fregattenkapitän
Medals and Decorations (Orden und Ehrenzeichen) :
02-01-1941 U-Boots Kriegsabzeichen 1939 (when serving as Komdt. in U 96 09/40-03/42) , 20-04-1940 Eisernes Kreuz II Klasse (when serving as Komdt. in U 5 12/39-08/40), 31-12-1940 Eisernes Kreuz I Klasse (when serving as Komdt. in U 96 09/40-03/42) , 26-02-1941 Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes (when serving as Komdt. in U 96 09/40-03/42) , 01-11-1941 Italieniches Kriegskreuz mit Schwertern (Croce di Guerra Italiana al Valor Militar) , 31-12-1941 Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub (Komdt. U 96 09/40-03/42) , 1942 U-Boots Kriegsabzeichen 1939 mit Brillanten , 08-05-1942 Verwundeten Abzeichen in Schwarz , 30-01-1944 Kriegsverdientskreuz II Klasse mit Schwertern (when serving as Chef in 9.U-Flottille 04/42-09/44)
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Post by Dieter Zinke » 06 Sep 2004, 16:49

I think you know that "Der Alte" (the old commander) in the famous movie "Das Boot" (according to the book of Lothar-Günther Buchheim) was indeed Lehmann-Willenbrock.

After the war he was as "Kapitän auf Großer Fahrt" commander of the only german merchantman with atomic propelling force "Otto Hahn".

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What was the source?

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Post by Edward L. Hsiao » 24 Sep 2004, 00:40

Dear Sir,

What were the sources of Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock's full name?

Edward

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Birth Date Wrong!

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Post by Edward L. Hsiao » 24 Sep 2004, 01:49

Dear Sir,

Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock's correct birth date should be 11,Dec. 1911,not 1908 according to plenty of sources including the U-boat.net.

Edward :)

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Post by Edward L. Hsiao » 27 Sep 2004, 05:17

Gentlemen,

Does anyone know the sources of how this full name Heinrich Christian Wilhelm Lehmann-Willenbrock come about? Its been many years since I only knew up to September 2004 that I only knew his first name and the double surname. :?


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Post by FAlmeida » 27 Sep 2004, 10:07

Hi Edward
Yes ! I commit an error, the correct date of birth is 11-12-1911
I have different sources but one of them is:
"Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945
Teil IV Die U-Bootwaffe Band 2 K-Z
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Sometimes I wonder about this source.

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Post by Edward L. Hsiao » 28 Sep 2004, 21:06

Gentlemen,

I wonder how these books "Die Ritterkreuztraeger der Deutschen Wehrmacht, 1939-1945" published by Bibio-Verlag could come up with full names for plenty of Ritterkreuztraegers? For instance, from the U-Bootwaffe I found by accident on the internet the name Heinrich Gunther Prien.


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Post by FAlmeida » 28 Sep 2004, 23:26

The correct name is "Prien, Heinrich-Günther"
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Post by USAF1986 » 29 Sep 2004, 00:43

Edward,
I wonder how these books "Die Ritterkreuztraeger der Deutschen Wehrmacht, 1939-1945" published by Bibio-Verlag could come up with full names for plenty of Ritterkreuztraegers?
Generally speaking, an officer’s full name can be found in his official personnel record. I’ve included scans from the Personal-Nachweis page of the Dienstlaufbahn of three generals illustrating how their full names were documented. Note how the general’s given name was underlined to differentiate it from his other names. Judging by the detailed entries in the Biblio books, I surmise the authors researched the official personnel records in most cases.

General der Panzertruppe Gustav Fritz Julius von Vaerst

Generalmajor Hartmann Maria Freiherr von Ow auf Wachendorf

Generalleutnant Kurt Johann Friedrich Ludwig Marius Adolf Eduard Alexander Weckmann

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