The Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote or BdU (Eng: "Commander of the U-boats") was the supreme commander of the German Navy's U-boat Arm (Ubootwaffe) during...
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subordinated to an overall "Commander of the U-boats" (Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote, or BdU). The post of FdU was revived in the 1930s with German re-armament...
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Operation Stonewall (section Befehlshaber der U-Boote)
runners. U-boats were sailing in distant waters which required more signals from Admiral Karl Dönitz Befehlshaber der U-Boote (Commander, U-boats) about...
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Das Boot (novel) (redirect from U-Boot Krieg (book))
about the dangers, Führer der Unterseeboote (leader of the U-boats), Befehlshaber der U-Boote (Commander-in-Chief of the U-boats), and Admiral Karl Dönitz...
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On 7 August 1942, Befehlshaber der U-Boote (the German submarine command) ordered submarines in the South Atlantic, among them U-507 (commanded by Captain...
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Karl Dönitz (category U-boat commanders (Imperial German Navy))
Befehlshaber der U-Boote (B.d.U.) 223rd Oak Leaves on 6 April 1943 as Großadmiral and Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine and Befehlshaber der U-Boote Golden...
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Hans-Rudolf Rösing (category U-boat commanders (Kriegsmarine))
U-boat Flotilla, but in August 1941 returned to the staff of the Befehlshaber der U-boote. In July 1942, Rösing was appointed as FdU West (Führer der...
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historical United States military camouflage clothing Befehlshaber der U-Boote, head of the German Navy's U-Boat arm in WWI and WWII Bizkaia–Durango, a cycling...
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Günther Prien (category U-boat commanders (Kriegsmarine))
the Befehlshaber der U-Boote (BdU) on 17 December 1939 stated that even though a hit was observed the cruiser was not sunk. On 5 December 1939, U-47 spotted...
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The Sinking of the Laconia (category U-boat fiction)
Royal Navy Ian van der Heyden - Lieutenant Jackson, Royal Navy Thomas Kretschmann - Admiral Karl Dönitz, Befehlshaber der U-Boote Nikolai Kinski - Korvettenkapitän...
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on 13 September, Hartenstein sent a coded radio message to the Befehlshaber der U-Boote alerting them to the situation. It read: "Sunk by Hartenstein,...
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(Befehlshaber der U-Boote); however, in this capacity Karl Dönitz operated with near total independence, including the tactical deployment of his U-boats...
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became the final variant of the Knight's Cross authorized. The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (Supreme Command of the Armed Forces) kept separate Knight's Cross...
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issued two months previously, U-177 left the scene without rescuing survivors. Instead the German Befehlshaber der U-Boote (BdU) requested help from the Portuguese...
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of additional blockships. Kriegsmarine Commander of Submarines (Befehlshaber der U-Boote) Karl Dönitz devised a plan to attack Scapa Flow by submarine within...
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submarine U-74 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat and the weather observation ship Sachsenwald. The Befehlshaber der U-Boote (U-boats...
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Herbert Schultze (category U-boat commanders (Kriegsmarine))
decided to stay with the convoy and ignored the orders of Befehlshaber der U-Boote (BdU). He proceeded to expend all but one torpedo and missed the...
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submarine war split and were, under the Commander of the submarines (Befehlshaber der U-Boote), directly subordinate to the Commander-in-Chief. In 1944, the...
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Erich Topp (category U-boat commanders (Kriegsmarine))
later, U-57 was able to begin her patrol. The Befehlshaber der U-Boote (BdU—supreme commander of the U-boat arm) credited Topp with the sinking three...
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Günter Hessler (category U-boat commanders (Kriegsmarine))
Hessler then handed over command of U-107 to Harald Gelhaus and transferred to the Befehlshaber der U-Boote (BdU). He served on the naval staff as 1....
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BETASOM (section German U-boat activities)
Admiral) Karl Dönitz. Dönitz was the "Commander of the Submarines" (Befehlshaber der U-Boote) for the German Kriegsmarine. About 1,600 men were based at BETASOM...
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Glossary of German military terms (section U)
of the Hitler Youth. B. d. U. – Befehlshaber der U-Boote – Commander-in-Chief of the U-boats (Admiral Karl Dönitz); see FdU. Befehl (pl. Befehle) – order...
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submarine U-74, under the command of Captain Lieutenant Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat, and the weather observation ship Sachsenwald. The Befehlshaber der U-Boote (U-boat...
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the U-boat high command, Befehlshaber der U-Boote (BdU), U-175 departed Kiel along with a small escort and another U-boat – U-179. The two boats proceeded...
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Wolfgang Lüth (category U-boat commanders (Kriegsmarine))
water into the bilges. To make matters worse and contrary to a Befehlshaber der U-Boote (BdU—U-boat command headquarters) directive, a hatch had been left...
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07:00 and 08:00 to pick up Bismarck's War Diary. He replied to the Befehlshaber der U-Boote ("Commander-in-Chief for Submarines") Karl Dönitz, asking that...
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officer of U-156, realized civilians and prisoners of war were on board, he surfaced to rescue survivors, and asked the Befehlshaber der U-Boote (U-boat Command...
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B-Dienst (section U-Boat operations)
a message to a U-boat usually began with Rear Admiral Dönitz (Commander of the Submarines, German: Befehlshaber der U-Boote, abbr. BdU) who maintained...
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Albrecht Brandi (category U-boat commanders (Kriegsmarine))
000 GRT, and two more ships on 15 January of 13,000 GRT. The Befehlshaber der U-Boote (BdU—U-boats Commander-in-Chief) confirmed this assessment and credited...
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Robert Bartels (category U-boat commanders (Kriegsmarine))
commander of U-196, was severely criticised by the Befehlshaber der U-Boote (BdU) [U-boat headquarters] for his lack of support for U-197. Bartels of U-197 had...
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