Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

German World War II U-boat captain

Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1911

Place of Birth: Bremen, Germany

Date of Death: 18-Apr-1986

Profession: submariner, soldier

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Fregattenkapitän Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (11 December 1911 – 18 April 1986) was a submarine commander in the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II.
He ranks sixth of the most successful U-boat commanders in the Battle of the Atlantic against the Allies.
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. After the war, Lehmann-Willenbrock became a merchant ship captain, serving as the first captain of Germany's nuclear freighter Otto Hahn.