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emtmedic005 · 04-09-07, 04:00 PM

I think the average age of a U-Boat commander at the start of the war was 25. U have to remember that after WW1 the German Navy, like the German army were forced to reduce in size, and many things changed. Many of the officers that stayed in the German Navy until WW2 were soo experienced with Surface ships and were pretty old. Plus subs were banded after WW! and only were produced when Hilter came to power. So most of the men that commanded uboats were young but there were a few that were older.

04-09-07, 04:00 PM	#2
emtmedic005 Weps Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Andover, MA Posts: 361 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I think the average age of a U-Boat commander at the start of the war was 25. U have to remember that after WW1 the German Navy, like the German army were forced to reduce in size, and many things changed. Many of the officers that stayed in the German Navy until WW2 were soo experienced with Surface ships and were pretty old. Plus subs were banded after WW! and only were produced when Hilter came to power. So most of the men that commanded uboats were young but there were a few that were older.