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.
Eberhard Bopst Eberhard Bopst (25 December 1913 – 12 October 1942) was a German U-boat commander in World War II.