Eberhard Godt

Eberhard Godt
Born	(1900-08-15)15 August 1900 Lübeck
Died	13 September 1995(1995-09-13) (aged 95)
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine (1918)  Reichsmarine (1920–1935)  Kriegsmarine (1935–1945)
Years of service	1918, 1920–1945
Rank	Konteradmiral
Commands held	U-25
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	German Cross in Gold (1942)

Eberhard Godt (15 August 1900 – 13 September 1995) was a German naval officer who served in both World War I and World War II, rising eventually to command the Kriegsmarine's U-boat operations. He joined the Kaiserliche Marine in 1918 and resigned after the ceasefire in November of that year. In March 1920 he re-enlisted in the Reichsmarine and served aboard surface ships until 1935 when he transferred to the U-boat arm. In January 1938 he was appointed the second in command of the U-boat force's operations behind Karl Dönitz. He continued in this role until January 1943 when he assumed tactical command of U-Boat operations after Dönitz was promoted to command the Kriegsmarine.

Following the war he wrote a history of Kriegsmarine operations in World War II as member of the Naval Historical Team.^[1]

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