It's finally over...

[GoldenRivet]

...BdU Reports that U-99 was lost with all hands during her 19th patrol some time around 07 February 1943 to unknown circumstances. Last known position was grid CF31. Her highly successful and highly decorated crew will be missed, may they rest peacefully in the silence of the deep amongst so many of their comrades.

Commanding Officer:
Kapitanleutnant Klaus Klienubing

Officers:
Oberleutnant z. S. Fritz Prahst

Oberleutnant z. S. Klemens Emmrich

Oberleutnant z. S. Dieter Witte
Leutnant z. S. Konrad Mayer
Leutnant z. S. Harro Baumann

Petty Officers:
Stabsoberbootsmann Erich Lucksnat
Stabsoberbootsmann Kurt Klein
Stabsoberbootsmann Paul Degner
Stabsoberbootsmann Horst Neubauer
Stabsoberbootsmann Heinz Veit
Stabsoberbootsmann Gerd Schmidt
Stabsoberbootsmann Horst Wissmann
Stabsoberbootsmann Ferdinand Seel
Stabsbootsmann Karl-Heinz Kottmann
Stabsbootsmann Ebe Altmeier
Bootsmann Carl Fischer
Bootsmann Gunther Fischer
Bootsmann Helmut Brandenburg
Bootsmann Heinz Grübl
Bootsmann Frantz Wittenberg

Crew:
Matrosenhauptgefreiter Kurt Radleski
Matrosenhauptgefreiter Rudolf Remmert
Matrosenhauptgefreiter Karl
Matrosenhauptgefreiter Jochen Benner
Matrosenhauptgefreiter Ewald Felten
Matrosenhauptgefreiter Gregor Widera
Matrosenobergefreiter Heinrich Schülein
Matrosenobergefreiter Johann Stramm
Matrosenobergefreiter Hans Brieger
Matrosenobergefreiter Wilhelm Nelles
Matrosenobergefreiter Georg Junker
Matrosengefreiter Werner Hutterer
Matrosengefreiter Herbert Ross
Matrosengefreiter Wolfgang Zinngrebe
Matrosengefreiter Harro Immenroth
Matrosengefreiter Hans Rutajozak
Matrosengefreiter Helmut Schmitt
Matrosengefreiter Ernst Werz
Matrosengefreiter Erich-Emil Koj
Matrosengefreiter Gerhart Rausch
Matrosengefreiter Wilhelm Sievers
Matrosengefreiter Paul Derkum
Matrosengefreiter Karl Kirsch
Matrosengefreiter Herbert Hartmann
Matrosengefreiter Rudolf Hagen
Matrosengefreiter Fritz Posingis
Matrosengefreiter Hermann-Ernst Hirsch
Matrosengefreiter Paul Dielforter
Matrosengefreiter Carl Euler
Matrosengefreiter Reimar Mier

[Kpt. Lehmann]

SALUTE!!!

Crew of U-99 R.I.P.

[Lagger123987]

R.I.P:cry: :cry: :cry:

[GoldenRivet]

man... it kind of puts it in perspective to post it that way... imagine all of the crew lists of all the U-boats they lost. that would be one LONG crew list.

[bookworm_020]

The ones left alive at the end can be thankful that they survived. So many didn't make it.:-?