Kptlt. Bernd Wegener

[Pete Clausen]

Does anyone have information about Kptlt. Bernd Wegener. Komdt. of
U-27 in World War I. He was born 22.05.1884 and died 19.08.1915 when
the U-27 encountered the Q-Ship Baralong. The entire crew of the u-
boat perished in a gristly battle. What decorations were awarded to
Wegener ? Probably both classes of the Iron Cross, as a guess. Any
information about this, also dates of awards ?

Pete Clausen

[Diesel]

Hi Pete

I can only add:


Kptlt. Bernd Wegener

Born in Rendsburg
01.04.1903 Started in the navy at the navy school in Kiel
1903 Trainingship "Stosch"
1904 Navy school in Kiel
1905 Education and "W******246;rth"
1906 Torpedoboat "S103"
1907 "Kurf******252;rst Friedrich Wilhelm" and trials with "N******252;rnberg" and "Dresden"
1909 Trials with "Mainz", "C******246;ln" and "Kolberg"
1911-13 "W******252;rttemberg" instructor
1913 Started duty by the U-Boats
01.08.1914 Commander of U27

15.04.1904 F******228;hnrich zur See
28.09.1906 Leutnant zur See
12.09.1908 Oberleutnant zur See
19.09.1914 Kapit******228;nleutnant

The crew was shot in the water after U27 went down. Some of the crew, among them Wegener, managed to get onboard the english steamer "Nicosian". But crew from Baralong followed them and shot them.

Regards
Diesel

[Pete Clausen]

Diesel

Great Picture ! It is sad to see what happened to the crew of the U-27 and to others ( on both sides ). There is a fine line between waging war and atrocity with much depending on who is the winner and who is the looser.

Pete Clausen

[Pete Clausen]

We also have a book written about this.

Slaughter at Sea: the truth behind a naval war crime author: Alan Coles.
Published in London by R. Hale, 1986. ISBN 0709025971

Now if the local library can come up with a copy !

Pete Clausen