In what year was the man under whose command the 1st U-boat Flotilla was founded born?
Karl Dönitz Karl Dönitz (sometimes spelt Doenitz) (] ; 16 September 1891 – 24 December 1980) was a German admiral who played a major role in the naval history of World War II. Dönitz briefly succeeded Adolf Hitler as the head of state of Germany.
Wilhelm Gideon Wilhelm Gideon (born 15 November 1898 in Oldenburg – died 23 February 1977) was a Schutzstaffel officer and Nazi concentration camp commandant.