German U-Boat Commanders of World War II: A Biographical Dictionary

The service records of the 1,411 officers of the German Kriegsmarine known to have commanded a U-boat between the commissioning of "U-1" in June 1935 and the final surrender of "U-977" to Argentina in August 1945 are detailed in this important biographical dictionary. Each officer's date of birth, the highest rank he attained, details of any decorations he received, his service record, and his ultimate fate are all provided.