Reinhard Suhren
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| Reinhard Suhren | |
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| April 16, 1916 - August 25, 1984 | |
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| Nickname | Teddy |
| Place of birth | Langenschwalbach, Taunus |
| Place of death | Halstenbek, Hamburg |
| Allegiance | Germany |
| Service/branch | Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1935 - 1945 |
| Rank | Fregattenkapitän |
| Unit | 1. Unterseebootsflottille, 27. Unterseebootsflottille |
| Commands | U-564, Apr 3, 1942 – Oct 1, 1942 |
| Awards | Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
Reinhard "Teddy" Suhren (April 16, 1916 - August 25, 1984) was a German U-boat commander in World War II and younger brother of Korvettenkapitän (Ing.) and Knight's Cross recipient Gerd Suhren.
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[edit] World War II
He began his U-boat career in March 1938 with the usual training and then spent a year as first Watch Officer on U-48, where he received the Knight's Cross. In April 1941 he took command of U-564, and in August 1941 he sank the British corvette HMS Zinnia.
In October 1942 he left the boat and became an instructor. Later he served in the 27. Unterseebootsflottille along with Korvettenkapitän Erich Topp. During the last year of the war the newly appointed Fregattenkapitän Suhren was Commander in Chief of U-boats in Norwegian waters and from September 1944 for the North Sea.
His parents and sister committed suicide in 1945, after failure to escape from the Sudentenland.[1]
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After returning from his last and longest mission, when U-564 came to the port of Brest, Suhren greeted his friend Hein Uphoff with the words "Hein, Hein, sind die Nazis noch am Ruder?" Literally translating to "Hein, Hein, are the Nazis still at the rudder?" This made news in the entire U-Boot service.[2]
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[edit] References
- Fritz Brustal-Naval; Teddy Suhren (1999), Nasses Eichenlaub: als Kommandant und F.d.U. im U-Boot-Krieg. Frankfurt/M; Berlin:Ullstein. ISBN 3-548-23537-9
- Franz Kurowski (1995), Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service. Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-88740-748-X
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