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large transports and two cruisers under the cover of darkness from ranges of 750–1,500 metres. Unable to explain the failure, Prien surfaced after no discernible action was taken by the British. He went over the torpedoes and firing control data personally before another four-missile salvo was fired. The same result was observed. The torpedoes either missed, failed to detonate or struck rocks after running off course. While on manoeuvres to fire his stern torpedo on the surface, he ran aground damaging his starboard diesel engine as he attempted to break free. He could not wait for

113: 1818: 1833: 1241:. A convoy was sighted later, but Prien did not bother attacking; he had lost faith in his main weapons. Prien angrily signalled Dönitz to tell him they had been sent into battle with "wooden rifles." A full report was made by Prien: "we found ourselves equipped with a torpedo which refused to function in northern waters either with contact or magnetic pistols. To all intents and purposes, the, U-boats were without a weapon." The report was crushing to Dönitz. 4690: 705: 4662: 743:—recognising the mistake in time. He disregarded Dönitz's idea to pass south of the two blockships and instead sailed between the centre and northern block ship. The tide allowed the entry to be made rapidly. Prien and his crew were temporarily snared, or ran aground. Only by reversing at maximum revolutions did the U-boat free itself. 968:-class cruiser. Prien intended to launch a spread of three torpedoes, but only a single torpedo cleared the tube and detonated in the wake of the cruiser. When the periscope cleared the surface, Prien observed what he believed major damage to the stern of the cruiser, her starboard torpedo launchers dislodged and an aircraft tilted. 2183:, which was awarded only to senior commanders for winning a major battle or campaign, in the military order of the Third Reich. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves as highest military order was surpassed on 28 September 1941 by the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. 874:

for this, was the sight of Prien's demeanour as U-47 entered Scapa Flow, "his frowning face and hunched shoulders reminded him of a bull in a ring." All U-boats had their number removed from the conning tower in wartime, and commanding officers often applied their own motifs. Two members of the Scapa

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Prien succeeded in penetrating an Allied-held anchorage again at Vagsfjord fjord. Prien counted three large and three small transport ships, two cruisers, all slightly overlapping—he described it as a "wall of ships". Prien fired eight torpedoes, but none hit. The first four were fired at two of the

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The signals from the 53-strong convoy were decoded on 30 August which gave the time, position and arrival times enabling the BdU to order Prien and a Wolfpack into action. Prien had known where to search. Dönitz and the BdU were reading Admiralty codes and this information had been passed to Prien.

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at his target; only one from the first salvo hit the target and exploded on the bow, near the anchor chain. The stern torpedo also failed to hit or detonate. The second salvo did strike and explode. The navy had long-standing problems with their depth, steering and their magnetic detonator systems.

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met Prien but was not impressed by his lack of humility and wrote of Prien that he appeared "cocky" and a "fanatical Nazi." The story that Prien had simply followed a ship into the harbour was rightly disbelieved; Prien said nothing of his route in. Prien wrote a book of his experiences during the

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came on for thirty minutes which allowed Prien to fix his position. His watch officers spotted a merchant ship and Prien dived to avoid it, but shadowed the vessel and carried out a practice attack. Despite the presence of the lights he could not see the ship through the periscope. With visibility

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in May 1932, but had to resign his membership upon joining the navy prior to Hitler's ascent to power. His membership of the party cemented Prien's image as a Nazi supporter, though his actions have been described as career advancing opportunism rather than genuine political conviction; one author

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Günter Prien did not return from his last patrol against the enemy. The loss of the boat has to be assumed." The importance of Prien was known to the Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda. To offset the negative impact his death might have on the German population, the message was

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According to one biographer, in contrast with Kretschmer, Prien was purportedly a strict disciplinarian who rarely allowed humanity to compromise or interfere with the running of his boat. His crew despised him for it. He harboured much bitterness because of his difficult beginning. He could be

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Torpedo failures still afflicted the U-boat fleet but the number of sinkings rose in the first months of 1940. U-boat commanders, determined to enter the ranks of "aces" such as Prien, were prepared to take greater risks, most often attacking at night on the surface—the Admiralty noted that by

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Kraus. The boat formed part of a 28-strong fleet, practically the entire operational force, committed to waters off the Norwegian and British coast. The German operation attracted an immediate counterattack by the Royal Navy, intense battles were fought at Narvik. The BdU's opposition, the

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According to Busch and Röll, Prien sailed on ten war patrols and sank 30 commercial ships of 162,769 GRT, one warship with a displacement of 29,970 long tons (30,450 t), and damaged eight commercial ships for 62,751 GRT and one warship of 10,035 long tons (10,196 t).

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These problems continued to bedevil the German submariners for a long time. In 2002, part of a torpedo fired during the attack resurfaced near to an anchored tanker. The warhead had detached but the missile contained compressed air necessitating its destruction by a bomb disposal team.

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departed from Lorient on its tenth and final war patrol. Prien located well south of the main wolfpack concentrations. He intercepted and repeatedly attacked convoy OB 290. The solitary attacks sank two ships. Prien continued to pursue the convoy but did not succeed again. West of

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in ten minutes. All but one of the crew were saved. The captain reported the sighting of three U-boats, two of which approached him and asked for his ship's identity. They were eventually rescued by an Allied merchant ship. The U-boats were forced to abandon the attack when a

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Wagener, Hans (1997). "Günther Prien, der 'Stier von Scapa Flow'. Selbststilisierung, Heldenkult und Legendenbildung um einen U-Boot-Kommandanten" [Günther Prien, the 'Bull of Scapa Flow': Hero Worship and Legends Around a Submarine Commander].

1409:. While searching for the previous convoy they ran into HX 72. While the operation was a German success, Prien damaged only one ship with his only remaining torpedo. Six ships were sunk by other U-boats. The Germans waited for the sole escort, 1170:. The German surface fleet could not fight a large-scale surface action against the British and win. Dönitz hoped the U-boats could compensate for this weakness. The faulty G7e torpedo rendered the German submarine fleet useless for the duration of 1882:

Here he wished to commemorate the "meritorious soldier and human being Günther Prien forgotten neither by the old submariners nor" —and this would have startled most observers in Germany today —"by the young submariners of the Federal German

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The commander-in-chief of U-boats conceded of the U-boat operation, "I doubt whether men have ever had to rely on such a useless weapon." In no fewer than 40 attacks on Allied warships, not a single sinking was achieved. Dönitz appealed to

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rose almost to the surface before sinking and then exploded with an orange flash visible from the surface. Other British reports of the action mention a large red glow appearing deep below the surface amid the depth charge explosions.

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of 3 November 1918. The NS-propaganda spread the interpretation that Prien's success at Scapa Flow turned the symbolic triumph of scuttling the fleet, and had finally rid the older generation from the Scapa Flow traumata.

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844:(My way to Scapa Flow), released in the autumn, 1940. One historian wrote, "for a story of potentially high propaganda value, it is told with striking restraint." The media compensated for this apparent modesty. The 4299:

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for a total of 31,000 GRT plus one British warship damaged, while the actual tonnage was only 23,168 GRT. Three ships were confirmed sunk, along with one warship damaged. The identity of the vessels were

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to eliminate the U-boat menace." Dönitz was busy convincing Hitler of the need for 300 operational boats to achieve decisive success against Britain. Dönitz was attracted to the prospect of attacking the

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or her 45 crewmen, though a variety of possibilities exists, including mines, a mechanical failure, falling victim to her own torpedoes, and possibly a later attack that did not confirm any kills by the

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lionised Prien. It provided plenty of images of Prien, his crew and Hitler, exalting him as a hero. These sentiments were picked up and spread throughout Germany by other state-controlled media outlets.

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on 7 March. His attack prompted a five-hour chase from 00:23 on 8 March. At 05:19 Prien was caught on the surface and dived but could not escape the rapid depth charge attack from the escorts.

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planned to attack HX 47, 400 nautical miles (740 kilometres; 460 miles) west of Lorient prior to its rendezvous with its home–home bound escort. He sank the 5,834 GRT ship

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returned to Kiel on 15 September having sunk a total tonnage of 8,270 GRT. Prien was recalled by Dönitz to prevent all boats returning simultaneously leaving none on patrol.

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remained in Kiel until 27 August 1940 when it sortied again. The 1st watch officer on Prien's seventh patrol was again Kraus. Upon the conclusion of the patrol, which had taken

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into attack. 12 ships were sunk from the convoy amounting to 77,863 GRT. On the patrol Prien sank 35,005 GRT of shipping, with another 5,156 damaged. On 21 September

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and the occupation of the Atlantic coast afforded the BdU bases. They allowed German submarines to strike deeper into the Atlantic and spend much longer on patrol.

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were in force at the time, so Prien was obliged to stop the ship. After identifying her as British he surfaced alongside her and fired a warning shot from the

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on 19 April. He stalked her and fired two torpedoes with the same result—one exploded at the end of its run, alerting the escorts which counterattacked with

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entered the Flow at 00:27. Prien and his watch officers found the anchorage to be empty. Eventually they spotted "two battleships", in reality, just one;

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exited the Flow and ordered flank speed to escape. He logged in the war diary, "a pity that only one was destroyed." Prien thought he had damaged the

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on 8 October and did not brief his crew until mid-mission. He avoided all shipping and sat on the sea bed in daylight if possible. Prien approached

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on its eighth war patrol on 14 October 1940, the last with Kraus as 1st watch officer, patrolling the sea routes in the North Atlantic, from the

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to assist while within range of British guns, and daybreak, he noted, was only hours away. His crew eventually rocked the U-boat loose and

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Prien was one of three children of a judge and completed his basic education. At the age of five, Prien had been living with relatives, the

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failed. Dönitz was disappointed, it was not the annihilation battle he hoped for. Dönitz ordered Prien to act as a weather-boat at a point

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for the task. Prien was his favourite, and according to Dönitz "possessed all the personal qualities and professional abilities required."

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in January 1933 when he found the navy was offering officer-candidate programs for merchant marine officers. He was integrated into the

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surfaced and tried to pursue the cruiser but was driven off by depth charges dropped from the escort. It turned out the cruiser was

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did not return to Scapa Flow until March 1940, until the entry points were closed and air defences improved. The fleet was moved to

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was not hit. In the U-boat's war diary at 02:15 he wrote, "I still have five torpedoes for any merchant targets that come our way."

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failed to get into an attack position by evening. On 20 October 1940, Prien attacked Convoy HX 79 and sank the transports

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whilst negotiations took place over the fate of the ships. Fearing that all the ships would be seized and divided amongst the

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in the evening of the 14 October. He surfaced four-hours sailing time from the anchorage. While surfaced Prien observed the

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on 1 September 1939. Prien had departed Kiel on 19 August for a patrol lasting 28 days. On 5 September, he sank the British

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after forming a bond at the training school. At Hartmann's request Prien was assigned to his submarine, which served in the

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Prien pressed on and passed through the narrow entrance to the sound. He selected the wrong channel—between Lamb Holm and

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Prien received his military basic training in the 2nd company in the 2nd department of the standing ship division of the

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left Wilhelmhaven on its fifth patrol on 3 April, which ended on 26 April in Kiel. Prien's 1st watch officer was again

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Prien's fourth patrol started on 29 February 1940 from Kiel. The former 1st watch officer Endrass had been replaced by

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returned to Wilhelmshaven again on 29 March, ending this patrol. The ship was torpedoed without warning northwest of

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led him to the scene. The attacks were carried out on the surface in dark Atlantic night during poor weather.

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of 1,777 GRT on the 7th. The sinkings were notable for Prien's use of the deck gun, which was rare.

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is also believed to have been sunk by Prien and his crew in the battle. When added to Prien's hits, the

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Prien accounted for the destruction of six ships plus a further vessel damaged. His largest victim was

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as a member of "Crew 31" (the incoming class of 1931), but had the age and experience of a 1926 class.

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described Prien as "the most Nazified U-boat captain", "an ardent ruthless Nazi". Prien applied to the

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cruised the convoy lanes was an anxious and operationally complex period for the German Admiralty.

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and attended school for a commission. Prien received his sea master's certificate in January 1932.

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on 2 December 1940. The tanker survived Prien's attack, then withstood a three torpedo salvo from

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Prien married in 1939 to Ingeborg; the couple had two children. Ingeborg Prien later married an

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spotted nine merchant vessels escorted by five destroyers. At 14:40, Prien fired one torpedo.

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continued to attack Allied shipping in the Western Approaches, however eight out of twelve

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Kept secret by the German naval command was the fact that Prien had fired a total of seven

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in the morning of the 19 October, just as its 10-ship anti-submarine escort arrived. Only

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Prien's death was kept secret until 23 May. Churchill had personally announced it to the

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He returned to Germany on 17 October to instant fame. Prien and his crew were flown to

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attacked a British cruiser on 28 November 1939. Prien had identified the ship to be a

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While at sea, Prien received the message on 21 October that he had been awarded the

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was called into assist. Prien, who was trying to reach SC 7, formed a wolfpack with

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carried, failed to detonate either missing or malfunctioning. On 18 December 1939,

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reconnaissance. From the air and sea reports Dönitz concluded that there was an 18-

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Prien was a Wolfpack leader and made the tactical decisions for this patrol line.

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the fleet. Whilst the internment was considered a national humiliation by the

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genial among fellow officers but his reputation among subordinates was low.

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in September 1939. On 28 September 1939 he said, "it is not true Britain

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to the North Atlantic, west of the North Channel. After 34 days at sea,

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poor while submerged he decided to carry out the attack on the surface.

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classifies Kurowski's book, published by extreme right-wing publisher

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returned to Lorient on 6 December. On this patrol, Prien damaged the

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from HX 49 was sunk on 21 June. The ship carried 13,500 tons of

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The ninth war patrol began on 3 November 1940 from Lorient and took

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which was slightly damaged by the detonation. The war diary of the

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exploited the success and gloated over damaged British morale. The

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where she eked out a living selling peasant lace. Prien joined the

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hidden among the information about the tonnage sunk by U-boats.

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on 24 May 1941 stating: "The U-boat under the command of

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wrote "it is hard to determine his politics." However,

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The U-Boat Century; German Submarine Warfare 1906–2006

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Prien maintained contact to guide 1398:appeared and they lost contact with the convoy. 1357:. He attacked and claimed four ships sunk after 298:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves 268:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves 3977:Der Stier von Scapa Flow: Feindfahrten auf U 47 3768: 3361: 1821:The plaque commemorating Prien and the crew of 1706:west of Ireland; the submarine was attacked by 1540:Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub 4746:Military personnel from the Province of Saxony 4433:The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z 4110: 4023: 3579:"Günther-Prien-Straße in Schönberg (Holstein)" 3325: 2973: 2290: 413:in Leipzig was named the Günther-Prien-School. 4756:Kriegsmarine personnel killed in World War II 4575:Germany at War: 400 Years of Military History 4369:U-Boat Command and the battle of the Atlantic 3816:. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. 1571:Das kann doch einen Seemann nicht erschüttern 481:(senior midshipman) on 1 January 1935 and to 4053: 2997: 2710: 2584: 2572: 1603:by adapting an English phrase into German: " 1587:Das muss den ersten Seelord doch erschüttern 1573:" ("That won't shake a sailor"), written by 1538: 1442: 1050:. From convoy OB 46, 37 sailors died aboard 799: 794:the following day, Hitler awarded Prien the 697:and the mainland. Dönitz selected Prien and 618: 4449: 3981:The Bull of Scapa Flow: War Patrols on U 47 3894:The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734–1995 3775:. Vol. 59. Münster/New York: Waxmann. 3683:Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunters, 1939–1942 3418: 1138: 510:in 1937. Prien rose steadily in rank, from 18:German U-boat commander during World War II 4429:Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z 3745: 3700:Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). 3660: 3648: 1814:in the episode, "The U-47 in Scapa Flow". 1802:. Prien was portrayed by the German actor 1336:, Prien was ordered to the U-boat base at 790:aboard Hitler's personal aircraft. At the 562:and changed her name to Inge Sturm-Prien. 537:on 17 December 1938 which was part of the 465:and various weapons courses for cadets at 31: 4316: 3891: 3877:] (in German). Karin Fischer Verlag. 3699: 3490: 3478: 3337: 3313: 3238: 2856: 2796: 2452: 2381: 1717:, which took turns covering each other's 1656: 1074:lost six men, a Belgian ship rescued 25. 1015:steamer of unknown origin 12,000 GRT 870:. The reason, given by 1st watch officer 866:and soon became the emblem of the entire 573:commenced during Prien's first patrol in 547:(Captain lieutenant) on 1 February 1939. 475:. On this assignment, he was promoted to 4504: 4404: 4371:. Goring-by-sea: Maritime Conway Press. 4291: 4273:The War at Sea, 1939–1945: The defensive 4170: 4151: 4129: 3636: 3514: 3502: 3466: 3403: 3262: 3217: 3169: 3157: 2985: 2904: 2880: 2777: 2722: 2659: 2560: 2503: 2479: 2423: 1897:(Federal Navy), had considered Prien as 1850:Günther Prien, der Wolf und sein Admiral 1831: 1816: 1135:February 1940 these reached 58 percent. 719:Prien left port to navigate the shallow 703: 679:to reconnoitre the region and requested 404: 342: 4708:Newspaper clippings about Günther Prien 4572: 4494: 4474:Wolf: U-boat Commanders in World War II 4385: 4366: 4347: 4267: 4253:. Annapolis: US Naval Institute Press. 4091: 3910: 3868: 3789: 3722: 3541: 3454: 3349: 3301: 3274: 3250: 3181: 3102: 3066: 3042: 2928: 2916: 2491: 2435: 2341:article, p. 32 onwards, in issue 4, of 2302: 2271: 1854:Günther Prien, the Wolf and his Admiral 689:gap in the northeast entrance, between 4723: 4426: 4223: 4197: 4054:Morgan, Daniel; Taylor, Bruce (2011). 3997: 3852:The Battle for Norway: April–June 1940 3811: 3606: 3553: 3388: 3373: 3289: 3126: 3114: 3090: 3054: 3030: 2940: 2808: 2753: 2734: 2686: 2671: 2620: 2596: 2464: 2408: 2203:(a different office usually held by a 1530:increased the tally to 12 ships sunk. 1389:The information led to the sinking of 4781:Military personnel from Saxony-Anhalt 4471: 4352:. Great Britain: Chatham Publishing. 3974: 3849: 3830: 3677: 3430: 2961: 2892: 2868: 2835: 2765: 2698: 2644: 2632: 2608: 2548: 2515: 2329: 2314: 2259: 1997:5th Oak Leaves on 20 October 1940 as 1985:Knight's Cross on 18 October 1939 as 1929:The street "Günther-Prien-Straße" in 1607:" ("the rule of the waves is over"). 950:Engelbert Endrass and chief engineer 307:Under Prien's command, the submarine 4679: 4553: 3955: 3936: 3442: 3193: 3018: 2820: 2097: 1936: 1780:Commemoration and in popular culture 1439:relieved Prien on shadowing duties. 1332:into the North Atlantic west of the 321: (GRT), along with the British 4115:. Hamburg, Germany: Mein Buch oHG. 4111:Ossmann-Mausch, Christa A. (2006). 1605:die Waves zu rulen ist jetzt schluß 1551:returned to Lorient on 23 October. 900:The historian Riederer argues that 647:against warships by the sinking of 317:ships totalling about 200,000 13: 4137:. New York: John Wiley and Son's. 3918:. London: H.M. Stationery Office, 3746:Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) . 1977:Diamond-studded Navy Honour Dagger 605:of 4,086 GRT on the 6th, and 313:was credited with sinking over 30 14: 4792: 4776:Missing in action of World War II 1320: 643:). Dönitz had been encouraged in 394:, ship handling, leadership, and 4751:U-boat commanders (Kriegsmarine) 4688: 4660: 4630:(in German). No. 35. 1967. 4601:(in German). 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Naval Institute Press. 2345:, Marshall Cavendish 1974 1945: 1916:Wehrmachtgefängnis Torgau 1840:Prien was a subject of a 1827:Möltenort U-Boat Memorial 1810:in the 1957 US TV series 1806:. Prien was portrayed by 1579:Paradies der Junggesellen 1443:Eighth patrol: Oak Leaves 1007:returned to Kiel via the 693:sunk to bar the gap from 619:Second patrol: Scapa Flow 579:German invasion of Poland 263: 206: 194: 182: 169: 152: 144: 124: 106: 80: 49: 39: 30: 23: 4577:. London: ABC-Clio Inc. 4317:Schilling, René (2015). 4037:Rowman & Littlefield 3975:Meyer, Wolfgang (2015). 3892:Heathcote, Tony (2002). 3831:Haarr, Geirr H. (2012). 2998:Morgan & Taylor 2011 2711:Morgan & Taylor 2011 2585:Morgan & Taylor 2011 2573:Morgan & Taylor 2011 2195:at the time was Admiral 2166: 2052:(acting sub-lieutenant) 1903:guided missile destroyer 1148:Operationsbefehl Hartmut 982:Befehlshaber der U-Boote 883:Johann-Friedrich Wessels 860:"The Bull of Scapa Flow" 856:Der Stier von Scapa Flow 847:Illustrierter Beobachter 842:Mein Weg Nach Scapa Flow 541:. Prien was promoted to 411:Königin-Carola-Gymnasium 355:. There he attended the 236:Operationsbefehl Hartmut 44:Der Stier von Scapa Flow 4292:Scherzer, Veit (2007). 4156:. Barnsley: Greenhill. 4058:. Seaforth Publishing. 3941:. Cooper Square Press. 3937:Hoyt, Edwin P. (2002). 3896:. Pen & Sword Ltd. 3869:Hartwig, Bernd (2002). 3854:. Seaforth Publishing. 3835:. 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Shirer 792:Reich Chancellery 733:navigation lights 593:prize regulations 508:Spanish Civil War 331:at anchor in the 282:commander during 273: 272: 219:Spanish Civil War 4788: 4701: 4693: 4692: 4691: 4681: 4665: 4664: 4663: 4656: 4646: 4644: 4642: 4617: 4615: 4613: 4588: 4569: 4550: 4524: 4512: 4501: 4491: 4468: 4451:Van der Vat, Dan 4446: 4423: 4401: 4382: 4363: 4344: 4313: 4288: 4269:Roskill, Stephen 4264: 4242: 4220: 4194: 4173:Westemeier, Jens 4167: 4148: 4126: 4107: 4088: 4069: 4050: 4020: 3994: 3971: 3952: 3933: 3907: 3888: 3865: 3846: 3827: 3808: 3786: 3765: 3742: 3719: 3696: 3685:. 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Prien learned 335:'s anchorage in 254: 163:Korvettenkapitän 160: 137: 135: 134: 126: 117: 115: 114: 87: 59: 57: 35: 21: 20: 4796: 4795: 4791: 4790: 4789: 4787: 4786: 4785: 4721: 4720: 4704: 4694: 4689: 4687: 4684: 4680:sister projects 4677:at Knowledge's 4671: 4661: 4659: 4651: 4649: 4640: 4638: 4611: 4609: 4585: 4566: 4547: 4521: 4488: 4465: 4443: 4420: 4398: 4379: 4360: 4341: 4310: 4261: 4239: 4217: 4191: 4164: 4145: 4131:Padfield, Peter 4123: 4104: 4085: 4072: 4066: 4047: 4025:Mitcham, Samuel 4017: 3991: 3968: 3949: 3939:The U-Boat Wars 3930: 3912:Hessler, Günter 3904: 3885: 3862: 3843: 3824: 3805: 3791:Gilbert, Martin 3783: 3762: 3739: 3716: 3693: 3673: 3668: 3667: 3661:Fellgiebel 2000 3659: 3655: 3649:Fellgiebel 2000 3647: 3643: 3635: 3628: 3620: 3613: 3605: 3598: 3588: 3586: 3577: 3576: 3572: 3564: 3560: 3552: 3548: 3540: 3536: 3525: 3521: 3513: 3509: 3505:, p. xvii. 3501: 3497: 3489: 3485: 3477: 3473: 3465: 3461: 3453: 3449: 3441: 3437: 3429: 3425: 3417: 3410: 3402: 3395: 3387: 3380: 3372: 3368: 3360: 3356: 3348: 3344: 3336: 3332: 3324: 3320: 3312: 3308: 3300: 3296: 3288: 3281: 3273: 3269: 3261: 3257: 3249: 3245: 3237: 3224: 3216: 3212: 3204: 3200: 3192: 3188: 3180: 3176: 3168: 3164: 3156: 3145: 3137: 3133: 3125: 3121: 3113: 3109: 3101: 3097: 3089: 3085: 3077: 3073: 3065: 3061: 3053: 3049: 3041: 3037: 3029: 3025: 3017: 3004: 2996: 2992: 2984: 2980: 2972: 2968: 2960: 2947: 2939: 2935: 2927: 2923: 2915: 2911: 2903: 2899: 2891: 2887: 2879: 2875: 2867: 2863: 2855: 2842: 2834: 2827: 2819: 2815: 2811:, pp. 7–8. 2807: 2803: 2795: 2784: 2776: 2772: 2764: 2760: 2752: 2741: 2733: 2729: 2721: 2717: 2709: 2705: 2697: 2693: 2685: 2678: 2670: 2666: 2658: 2651: 2643: 2639: 2631: 2627: 2619: 2615: 2607: 2603: 2595: 2591: 2583: 2579: 2571: 2567: 2559: 2555: 2547: 2522: 2514: 2510: 2502: 2498: 2490: 2486: 2478: 2471: 2463: 2459: 2451: 2442: 2434: 2430: 2422: 2415: 2407: 2400: 2392: 2388: 2380: 2349: 2340: 2336: 2328: 2321: 2313: 2309: 2305:, p. 1019. 2301: 2297: 2289: 2278: 2270: 2266: 2258: 2239: 2231: 2227: 2222: 2217: 2212: 2211: 2191: 2187: 2178: 2174: 2169: 2164: 2156: 2152: 2144: 2140: 2132: 2128: 2120: 2116: 2109:2nd company—2. 2108: 2104: 2100: 2075:Kapitänleutnant 2057:1 January 1937: 2031:1 January 1935: 2013: 1999:Kapitänleutnant 1988:Kapitänleutnant 1948: 1939: 1931:Schönberg, Plön 1924:Günther Lütjens 1871: 1860: 1782: 1659: 1647:Otto Kretschmer 1613: 1526:Kampfgeschwader 1483:was spotted by 1445: 1367:Otto Kretschmer 1323: 1271:English Channel 1255: 1144: 1080: 939: 906:High Seas Fleet 833:Joseph Goebbels 806:Nazi propaganda 729:aurora borealis 621: 568: 544:Kapitänleutnant 504:Werner Hartmann 396:laws of the sea 381:passenger liner 369:merchant marine 345: 296:to receive the 259: 258: 250: 222: 215: 132: 130: 112: 110: 89: 85: 61: 60:16 January 1908 55: 53: 26: 19: 12: 11: 5: 4794: 4784: 4783: 4778: 4773: 4768: 4763: 4758: 4753: 4748: 4743: 4738: 4733: 4719: 4718: 4703: 4702: 4673: 4670: 4669: 4648: 4647: 4618: 4589: 4583: 4570: 4564: 4551: 4545: 4535:. Oxford, UK: 4525: 4519: 4502: 4492: 4486: 4476:. Washington: 4469: 4463: 4447: 4441: 4424: 4418: 4406:Terraine, John 4402: 4396: 4383: 4377: 4364: 4358: 4345: 4339: 4314: 4308: 4295:Bundesarchives 4289: 4265: 4259: 4247:Rohwer, Jürgen 4243: 4237: 4225:Rohwer, Jürgen 4221: 4215: 4199:Rohwer, Jürgen 4195: 4189: 4168: 4162: 4149: 4143: 4127: 4121: 4108: 4102: 4089: 4083: 4070: 4064: 4051: 4045: 4035:. Lanham, MD: 4021: 4015: 3995: 3989: 3972: 3966: 3953: 3947: 3934: 3928: 3908: 3902: 3889: 3883: 3866: 3860: 3847: 3841: 3828: 3822: 3809: 3803: 3787: 3781: 3766: 3760: 3743: 3737: 3720: 3714: 3697: 3691: 3674: 3672: 3669: 3666: 3665: 3653: 3651:, p. 344. 3641: 3639:, p. 604. 3626: 3611: 3609:, p. 171. 3596: 3570: 3558: 3556:, p. 129. 3546: 3544:, p. 664. 3534: 3519: 3507: 3495: 3493:, p. 553. 3491:Schilling 2015 3483: 3481:, p. 552. 3479:Schilling 2015 3471: 3459: 3447: 3435: 3423: 3421:, p. 212. 3408: 3406:, p. 314. 3393: 3378: 3366: 3354: 3352:, p. 239. 3342: 3340:, p. 217. 3338:Heathcote 2002 3330: 3328:, p. 151. 3318: 3306: 3304:, p. 180. 3294: 3279: 3277:, p. 290. 3267: 3255: 3243: 3222: 3210: 3198: 3186: 3174: 3162: 3160:, p. 263. 3143: 3131: 3119: 3107: 3095: 3083: 3071: 3069:, p. 109. 3059: 3047: 3035: 3023: 3002: 2990: 2978: 2976:, p. 254. 2966: 2964:, p. 206. 2945: 2933: 2921: 2909: 2897: 2895:, p. 197. 2885: 2873: 2871:, p. 463. 2861: 2840: 2838:, p. 446. 2825: 2813: 2801: 2782: 2780:, p. 213. 2770: 2768:, p. 176. 2758: 2739: 2727: 2715: 2703: 2691: 2676: 2664: 2662:, p. 224. 2649: 2637: 2625: 2613: 2611:, p. 179. 2601: 2589: 2577: 2565: 2563:, p. 223. 2553: 2520: 2518:, p. 168. 2508: 2496: 2484: 2469: 2457: 2440: 2428: 2413: 2398: 2386: 2347: 2334: 2319: 2307: 2295: 2293:, p. 250. 2276: 2264: 2237: 2224: 2223: 2221: 2218: 2216: 2213: 2210: 2209: 2193:First Sea Lord 2185: 2171: 2170: 2168: 2165: 2163: 2162: 2150: 2138: 2126: 2114: 2101: 2099: 2096: 2093: 2092: 2084: 2083:18 March 1941: 2080: 2079: 2071: 2067: 2066: 2058: 2054: 2053: 2045: 2041: 2040: 2032: 2028: 2027: 2026:(naval cadet) 2019: 2012: 2009: 2008: 2007: 2006: 2005: 1995: 1978: 1975: 1969: 1968: 1967: 1964: 1955: 1947: 1944: 1938: 1935: 1869:Druffel Verlag 1846:Franz Kurowski 1794:, directed by 1781: 1778: 1658: 1655: 1612: 1609: 1577:from the film 1444: 1441: 1405:that attacked 1322: 1321:Seventh patrol 1319: 1278:Wolfpack Prien 1261:, part of the 1254: 1251: 1143: 1139:Fifth patrol: 1137: 1101:. On 1 March, 1099:Orkney Islands 1079: 1076: 1042:, and finally 1023: 1022: 1019: 1016: 938: 935: 761:Henry Blagrove 620: 617: 587:of 2,407 567: 564: 553:Oberstleutnant 377:fourth officer 344: 341: 271: 270: 265: 261: 260: 257: 256: 243: 238: 233: 216: 211: 210: 208: 204: 203: 196: 192: 191: 184: 180: 179: 173: 171:Service number 167: 166: 154: 150: 149: 146: 142: 141: 128: 122: 121: 108: 104: 103: 88:(aged 33) 82: 78: 77: 51: 47: 46: 41: 37: 36: 28: 27: 24: 17: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4793: 4782: 4779: 4777: 4774: 4772: 4769: 4767: 4764: 4762: 4759: 4757: 4754: 4752: 4749: 4747: 4744: 4742: 4739: 4737: 4734: 4732: 4729: 4728: 4726: 4717: 4713: 4709: 4706: 4705: 4699: 4698: 4686: 4685: 4682: 4676: 4675:Günther Prien 4668: 4658: 4657: 4654: 4637: 4633: 4629: 4628: 4623: 4619: 4608: 4604: 4600: 4599: 4594: 4590: 4586: 4580: 4576: 4571: 4567: 4561: 4557: 4552: 4548: 4542: 4538: 4534: 4530: 4526: 4522: 4516: 4511: 4510: 4503: 4499: 4493: 4489: 4483: 4479: 4475: 4470: 4466: 4460: 4456: 4452: 4448: 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3717: 3711: 3707: 3703: 3698: 3694: 3688: 3684: 3680: 3676: 3675: 3663:, p. 53. 3662: 3657: 3650: 3645: 3638: 3637:Scherzer 2007 3633: 3631: 3624:, p. 23. 3623: 3618: 3616: 3608: 3603: 3601: 3584: 3580: 3574: 3567: 3562: 3555: 3550: 3543: 3538: 3532: 3528: 3523: 3516: 3515:Riederer 2019 3511: 3504: 3503:Paterson 2018 3499: 3492: 3487: 3480: 3475: 3468: 3467:Williams 2003 3463: 3456: 3451: 3445:, p. 68. 3444: 3439: 3432: 3427: 3420: 3415: 3413: 3405: 3404:Terraine 1989 3400: 3398: 3390: 3385: 3383: 3376:, p. 37. 3375: 3370: 3363: 3358: 3351: 3346: 3339: 3334: 3327: 3322: 3315: 3310: 3303: 3298: 3292:, p. 34. 3291: 3286: 3284: 3276: 3271: 3265:, p. 98. 3264: 3263:Padfield 1995 3259: 3253:, p. 44. 3252: 3247: 3241:, p. 20. 3240: 3235: 3233: 3231: 3229: 3227: 3220:, p. 95. 3219: 3218:Padfield 1995 3214: 3208:, p. 40. 3207: 3202: 3196:, p. 64. 3195: 3190: 3183: 3178: 3171: 3170:Padfield 1995 3166: 3159: 3158:Terraine 1989 3154: 3152: 3150: 3148: 3141:, p. 38. 3140: 3135: 3128: 3123: 3117:, p. 37. 3116: 3111: 3105:, p. 25. 3104: 3099: 3092: 3087: 3081:, p. 26. 3080: 3075: 3068: 3063: 3057:, p. 20. 3056: 3051: 3045:, p. 81. 3044: 3039: 3033:, p. 19. 3032: 3027: 3021:, p. 34. 3020: 3015: 3013: 3011: 3009: 3007: 3000:, p. 61. 2999: 2994: 2987: 2986:Terraine 1989 2982: 2975: 2970: 2963: 2958: 2956: 2954: 2952: 2950: 2943:, p. 21. 2942: 2937: 2931:, p. 20. 2930: 2925: 2919:, p. 95. 2918: 2913: 2906: 2905:Terraine 1989 2901: 2894: 2889: 2882: 2881:Padfield 1995 2877: 2870: 2865: 2859:, p. 19. 2858: 2853: 2851: 2849: 2847: 2845: 2837: 2832: 2830: 2823:, p. 33. 2822: 2817: 2810: 2805: 2799:, p. 18. 2798: 2793: 2791: 2789: 2787: 2779: 2778:Riederer 2019 2774: 2767: 2762: 2756:, p. 35. 2755: 2750: 2748: 2746: 2744: 2737:, p. 21. 2736: 2731: 2725:, p. 62. 2724: 2723:Padfield 1995 2719: 2713:, p. 33. 2712: 2707: 2701:, p. 52. 2700: 2695: 2689:, p. 83. 2688: 2683: 2681: 2674:, p. 81. 2673: 2668: 2661: 2660:Terraine 1989 2656: 2654: 2647:, p. 50. 2646: 2641: 2634: 2629: 2623:, p. 33. 2622: 2617: 2610: 2605: 2599:, p. 80. 2598: 2593: 2587:, p. 10. 2586: 2581: 2574: 2569: 2562: 2561:Terraine 1989 2557: 2550: 2545: 2543: 2541: 2539: 2537: 2535: 2533: 2531: 2529: 2527: 2525: 2517: 2512: 2505: 2504:Terraine 1989 2500: 2494:, p. 74. 2493: 2488: 2482:, p. 60. 2481: 2480:Padfield 1995 2476: 2474: 2466: 2461: 2455:, p. 16. 2454: 2449: 2447: 2445: 2438:, p. 93. 2437: 2432: 2425: 2424:Padfield 1995 2420: 2418: 2410: 2405: 2403: 2395: 2390: 2384:, p. 15. 2383: 2378: 2376: 2374: 2372: 2370: 2368: 2366: 2364: 2362: 2360: 2358: 2356: 2354: 2352: 2344: 2338: 2332:, p. 96. 2331: 2326: 2324: 2317:, p. 29. 2316: 2311: 2304: 2299: 2292: 2287: 2285: 2283: 2281: 2274:, p. 68. 2273: 2268: 2261: 2256: 2254: 2252: 2250: 2248: 2246: 2244: 2242: 2234: 2229: 2225: 2206: 2202: 2198: 2194: 2189: 2182: 2176: 2172: 2160: 2154: 2148: 2142: 2136: 2130: 2124: 2118: 2112: 2106: 2102: 2090: 2089: 2085: 2082: 2081: 2077: 2076: 2072: 2069: 2068: 2064: 2063: 2059: 2056: 2055: 2051: 2050: 2046: 2044:1 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