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Wolfgang Lüth, the commander of U-181, laughed and clapped along with the rest of the crew, but as Schmidt was led away and the next man brought before the king, he separated from the crowd, walked over to the railing, lit a cigar, and gazed out at a horizon as empty and as blue as his Fuhrer’s eyes. It was 16 October 1942.
Lueth Leadership Lecture. Kapitän zur See Wolfgang Lüth commanded five U-boats (U-13, U-9, U-138, U-43 and U-181) sinking 47 ships for a total of 225,756 tons. He was one of the most complex personalities of the U-boat War. On the one hand, he was an inspiring leader and tactician who got the most from his men and his boat; and on the other ...
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Wolfgang Lüth (15 October 1913 – 14 May 1945) was a German U-boat captain of World War II who was credited with the sinking of 46 merchant ships plus the French submarine Doris sunk during 15 war patrols, for a total tonnage of 225,204 gross register tons (GRT). Lüth joined the Reichsmarine in 1933. After a period of training on surface ...
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Wolfgang Lüth began his naval career in April 1933 after studying law for three semesters. In the summer of 1933 he spent the traditional three months on the sailing school ship Gorch Fock and then went on a nine month training voyage around the world (India, Indonesia, Australia, North and South America) on the light cruiser Karlsruhe.
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U-boat Ace. : Jordan Vause. Naval Institute Press, 1990 - History - 235 pages. A legend in his time, Nazi submarine commander Wolfgang Luth sank 47 Allied merchant ships and a submarine and became the first of just two naval officers to win the Third Reich's highest award for valor. This biography presents a penetrating portrait of a complex ...
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