Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

German World War II U-boat captain (1911-1986) · Germany · On the map · Died at 74

Fregattenkapitän Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock was a submarine commander in the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II.

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1986Died18 April 19861974Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1941Knight's Cross of the Iron CrossAwardKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak LeavesAwardU-boat War Badge (1939)Award1940Iron Cross 1st ClassAwardIron Cross 2nd ClassAward1911Born11 December 1911

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Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1974

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves1941

U-boat War Badge (1939)1941

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross1941

Iron Cross 1st Class1940

Iron Cross 2nd Class1940

About this person

He commanded four U-boats, including U-96, a Type VIIC U-boat, which gained widespread recognition when one of its patrols was documented and publicized by an accompanying member of a propaganda company Lothar-Günther Buchheim. Lehmann-Willenbrock was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The story of the U-96 was eventually made into a mini-series and film called Das Boot, in which the captain was portrayed by Jürgen Prochnow.

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Deceased

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Lived 1911 to 1986 · aged 74