1st U-boat Flotilla
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The 1st U-boat flotilla also known as the Weddigen flotilla, was the first operational U-boat unit in Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. Founded on 27 September 1935 under the command of Fregattenkapitän Ka
U-boat pens at Brest
Weddigen flotilla on naval visit to Helsinki in 1937
Otto Weddigen
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Otto Eduard Weddigen was an Imperial German Navy U-boat commander during World War I. He was awarded the Pour le Mérite, Germany's highest honour, for sinking four British warships.
1st U-boat Flotilla
…Germany's Kriegsmarine (navy). Founded on 27 September 1935 under the command of Fregattenkapitän Karl Dönitz, it was named in honor of Kapitänleutnant Otto Weddigen. Weddigen, a U-boat commander during World War I, died on 18 March 1915 after his submarine U-29 was rammed by the British battleship HMS Dreadnought…
Otto Weddingen
"Victories of U-9" – a contemporary German postcard showing the photo of Weddigen against the background of the sinking Aboukir and Hogue.
Kapitänleutnant Otto Weddigen and his wife
Crew of U-9, prior to receiving their Iron Crosses, welcomed home as heroes