Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

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Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

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Birthplace: Bremen, HB, Germany
Death: April 18, 1986 (74)
Bremen, HB, Germany
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About Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

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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 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.

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Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock's Timeline

1911
December 11, 1911
Bremen, HB, Germany
1986
April 18, 1986
Age 74
Bremen, HB, Germany