Werner Fürbringer

Werner "Fips" Fürbringer (1888–1982) was a successful German U-boat commander in the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I, sinking 101 ships.

He was present on SMU U-20 (Germany), but left prior to the U-20's sinking of RMS Lusitania in 1915. He exclusively commanded small, coastal U-boats, starting with SMU UB-2 in February 1915. He went on to command six subsequent UB and UC-type boats, during which time he was awarded the Iron Cross, Second and First class. His last command was SMU UB-110, which was depth-charged and rammed by HMS Garry on July 19, 1918. Twenty-one of the 34 crew were killed, and Fürbringer was captured. He spent the rest of the war as a British prisoner of war.

Publications

 * Fips: Legendary U-Boat Commander
 * German bio