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The conning tower emblems worn by U-2
                     
  As a Frontboot        Emblem of the Schulflottille

TYPE BUILDER LAUNCHED
II-A Deutsche Werft (Kiel) 1 July 1935
     
COMMISSIONED FELDPOST Nr. SUNK
25 July 1935 M27610 8 April 1944
     
SUNK BY LOCATION SUNK POSITION SUNK
H. FROSE  (Minesweeper) West of Pillau unknown (salved)

                    16 men lost - 18 rescued
                            (see below for names)
The first Skipper of U-2 was Konteradmiral (Rear Admiral, 2 stars) Michahelles from Indienststellung on 25 July.  He also served aboard U-35 and U-36.  The only combat Skipper was Kapitänleutnant Helmut Rosenbaum (below right) who also commanded U-73 and with that boat, he sank the 23,6000 ton Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS EAGLE seen below left.
     

After two Feindfahrten (War Patrols) in the North Atlantic under Rosenbaum from 4 April through 15 April 1940 (the Norway Action), U-2 was transferred to the 21st U-Bootflottille based at Pillau as a schulboot (school boat).

When a schulboot, U-2 was assigned to 21. U-Bootflottille based at Pillau.

Other Skippers who trained aboard U-2 include:
   Fregettenkapitän HEINRICH LIEBE (1670-+-1990) who also commanded U-38;
   Korvettenkapitän HERBERT SCHULTZE (191-+-1986) who also commanded U-48;
   Oberleutnant zur See Helmut Herglotz who also commanded U-290 and U-1303;
   Kapitänleutnant Hans Heidtmann who also commanded U-14, U-21 and U-559 where he was captured;
   Kapitänleutnant Werner Schwaff who also commanded U-333 and U-440 where he was KIA;
   Kapitänleutnant Karl Kolzer who also commanded U-1221;
   Korvettenkapitän Georg von Willamowitz-Möllendorf who also commanded U-459 where he was KIA;
   Oberleutnant zur See Schwartzkopf who also commanded U-21 and U-704.

NOTE - Sharkhunters Member's names appear in bold capital letters followed by their Membership Number..

         
                     LIEBE                                            SCHULTZE

U-2 was lost in accidental collision with the German minesweeper FROSE, raised and decommissioned.

U-2 successfully completed two Feindfahrten (War Patrols) in the North Sea then transferred to the 21. U-Bootflottille.

During her short time in the war, U-2 made no attacks and sank no ships.
 

                        Men lost on U-2

LAST NAME FIRST NAME RANK LAST NAME FIRST NAME RANK
Alberg Horst Masch Mt Albrecht Georg Funk Gfr
Apenroth Lothar Masch Mt Bäsler Siegfried Oberfähnrich
Baghorn Gerhard Oberfähnrich Bauer Heinrich Oberfähnrich
Beinhauer Paul Lt z S Derr Berthold Mtr Gfr
Geschke Waldemar Ltg ING Goldammer Manfred Masch Gfr
Herfurth Herbert Masch Gfr Hungeling Gerhard Bootsmann Mt
Icke Heinz Mtr Gfr Ksiesyk Richard Masch Mt
Meth Franz Ob Masch Schmidt Dr. Joachim Oblt z S

Deepest thanks to our friends at the U-Bootskameradschaft Kiel for allowing us to bring their sacred book containing the names of all 28,863 U-Bootfahrer who were lost in action during World War II here to the USA where we carefully copied all the names of the fallen and list them here on our site.  Ours is the only website in the world that lists all these names.
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Many thanks to our friend and Sharkhunters Member since 1987 GEORG HÖGEL for all the conning tower emblems used in our monthly KTB Magazine and also here on the pages of our website.  GEORG was radioman aboard U-30, the first boat into combat, the first to sink a ship (the liner ATHENIA) and the first into an occupied French port.  When that Skipper (Lemp) took command of U-110, GEORG was one of the former crew to transfer to the new boat under Lemp.  After the war, he was Professor of Art at a major German university.