Werner Fürbringer

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Werner "Fips" Fürbringer (1888–1982) was a successful German U-boat commander in the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I, sinking 101 ships.^[1]

He was present on U-20, but left prior to the U-20's sinking of RMS Lusitania in 1915. He exclusively commanded small, coastal U-boats, starting with UB-2 in February 1915. He went on to command six subsequent UB and UC-type boats, during which time he was awarded the Iron Cross, Second and First class. His last command was UB-110, which was depth-charged and rammed by HMS Garry on July 19, 1918. Twenty-one of the 34 crew were killed, and Fürbringer was captured. He spent the rest of the war as a British prisoner of war.^[2]

Publications

Fips: Legendary U-Boat Commander
German bio

References

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Persondata
Name	Fürbringer, Werner
Alternative names
Short description	German World War I U-boat commander
Date of birth	2 October 1888
Place of birth	Braunschweig
Date of death	8 February 1982
Place of death	Braunschweig

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