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U-Boat Crew Lists
"Final Moments of U185" © S. Burbridge
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U-Boat Crews list maintainers:
Hubertus Weggelaar
and
Horst Schmeisser

Sie können auf Deutsch zum Horst Schmeisser schreiben.

Currently there are 65,581 entries, including ships and administrative staff. If you have corrections or additions please email Hubertus.


Search results for U78

Found 40 matches


NameRankBornDiedNotes
[+ indicates died while crew of boat]
BartelsHerbertMtrHGfr25.08.191720.05.2006"U-78. U-96. Kleinkampfverbände"". .(Seehund)."
birthplace Hamburg
Baumgärtner FkGfrU-78
BokerAlbertMaschMtU-78
Bugaj U-78
DeikeOttoMaschOGfr12.12.192203.05.1945U-78. U-3032+
lost E.of Frederica
DieterichMaxKpLt.01.04.4206.09.191424.12.1980Luftwaffe.(10.36-03.41). U-572. training.09.41-01.42. U-78. Cdr.02.42-30.06.42. U-637. Cdr.27.08.42-22.02.43
birthplace Mannheim
serial/entry Crew of 1934
DumreseAdolfKpLt.01.11.3813.11.190924.03.1942U-78. Cdr.15.02.41-07.41. U-655+ Cdr.11.08.41-24.03.42
birthplace Berlin
lost Barents Sea
serial/entry Crew of 1929
EiseleWilhelmKpLt.01.01.4516.03.1907U-4. U-10. StOStrm.11.38-07.40. U-59. StOStrm.07.40-10.40. U-57. Cdr.11.01.41-16.05.43. U-78. Cdr.17.05.43-26.11.44. U-1103. Cdr.26.02.45-surren pow Camp.18. Pow.No.B.105030
birthplace Binau, Baden
serial/entry Enlisted 1927
EsslingWalterU-78
GrauerholzU-78
HerdererU-78
HübschHorst-DieterOLt.z.S.01.12.4321.12.1921U-372. Fäfnr. U-262. 2WO.(05.42-05.43) 1WO.(06.43-01.44). U-145. Cdr.(03.44-11.44). U-78. Cdr.(11.44-04.45)
birthplace Kettwig Ruhr
serial/entry Crew of XII/1939
JungWernerU-78
KlömpkesOStrmU-78
KneffelHansOStrmU-29. U-78. U-172. U-510
KöpMaschOGfrU-78
KronentalMtrGfrU-78
KühnePaulU-78
MakowskiKurtOLt.z.S.01.10.4001.09.191505.10.1942U-66. WO.(Dec.40-Jan.40.Baubelehrung.). U-66. 2WO.(01.41-05.41). U-78. Cdr.(07.41-02.42). U-619+ Cdr.(04.42-10.42)
birthplace Wiesbaden
lost S.W.of Iceland
serial/entry Crew of 1936
MarkefkeU-78
MarquardtRichardLt.ingU-78. U-294
MichlMtrGfrU-78
MyckeJohannMtrHGfr28.11.1904U-141. U-78. U-210. pow.06.08.42.U.S.A
birthplace Koblenz
OberhauserMtrGfrU-78
PaulusKurt30.07.192300.00.2004U-78. U-672
PfennigBtsmU-78
PüchelMtrGfrU-78
QuingerOMaschU-78
ReiserKarlOLt.z.SU-78. U-648. U-704. U-977
SchmidtOskarU-78
SchomburgHeinzKpLt.01.10.4228.09.1914"""SCHIFF-23"".W.O.(11.39-06.40). U-78. 1WO.(02.41-08.41). U-145. Cdr.(10.41-11.41). U-561. 1WO.(12.41-05.42) Cdr.(09.42-06.43)."
birthplace Barsighausen
serial/entry Crew of 1935
SommerHelmutKpLt.01.08.4224.08.191417.09.1973"U-139. Cdr.(07.42-09.42). U-78. Cdr.(11.42-05.43). U-853. Cdr.(06.43-07.44) Destroyer ""Z-2""Georg Thiele.(03.40-04.40). land fighting Narvik.(04.40-07.40)"
birthplace Breslau
serial/entry Crew of 1935
awards DKiG. 03.08.44.
StarzetzAlfred09.04.1923U-72. U-78. U-460. U-654. U-998
StascheitErwinOMaschU-78
TebelAlfredMaschMt24.06.192313.03.1945U-78+ cause unknown
birthplace Beuthen
lost Feldlaz.504 Pillau
buried Baltijsk Russia.
TernesPeterOStrm06.02.1915U-78. U-592. U-1223
UhlendingAntonStOStrm15.11.191208.07.1943U-29. U-68. U-78. U-232+
WalterWilliU-78
WinkeOStrmU-78
ZiehmErnstKpLt.01.04.4120.07.191408.07.194312th.M.S.Flot. Cdr.(10.39-11.40). 2nd.M.S.Flot. Cdr.(11.40-09.41). U-78. Cdr.(07.42-11.42). U-232+ Cdr.(11.42-07.43)
birthplace Kiel
lost W.of Oporto
serial/entry Crew of 1933



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In Memoriam

There are no roses on a sailor's grave
No lilies on an ocean wave
The only tribute is the seagull's sweeps
And the teardrops that a sweetheart weeps
Special thanks to Hubertus Weggelaar and Horst Schmeisser for their valuable work in maintaining the crew list. If you have additions or corrections to information here please email Hubertus (in English) or Horst (in German/auf Deutsch).

German readers can write to Horst Schmeisser.
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Hubertus, Horst and ubootwaffe.net would like to thank the following for their assistance:
Names listed in alphabetical order.
Fernando Almeida
Terry Andrews
Siegfried Anetzberger
Pamela Armstrong
Eric-Jan Bakker
Heinz-Jürgen Baumann
Roland Berr
Glenn Bode
Rainer Bruns
Carl Evens
Wolfgang Freese
Hans Gerisch of U-410 & U-385
Roger Griffiths — very special thanks for searching the British Archives
Marc Haldimann
Christine Hillmann
Markus Hofmann and Andreas Angerer at www.u-boot-archiv.de
August Kirchner of U-1221
Wolfgang Klaue
Maurice Laarmann
Günter Labude  of U-642 & U-3518
Hans Mair, U-35.com
Rodney J Martin, www.u-434.com
Paul Mengelberg of U-5, U-39 and U-26
Herbert Meyer for DKiG lists
Juergen Meyer-Brenkhof,Fregattenkapitän aD
Jan Niemeier
Dr Axel Niestlé
Lawrence Paterson
David & Brenda Rayner
Laurent Rizzotti
Petra RoekU-1058
Horst Schmeisser [email protected] — very special thanks for his constant, long term help
Peter Schmid
Peter Sharpe
Rudolf Storm of U-968
Richard Sysum
Rudolf Stenzel of U-155
Ron Young
uboat.net forum members
www.uboatarchive.net
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