In what year was the man under whose command the 1st U-boat Flotilla was founded born?
1st U-boat Flotilla The 1st U-boat flotilla (German "1. Unterseebootsflottille") also known as the Weddigen flotilla, was the first operational U-boat unit in Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" (navy). Founded on 27 September 1935 under the command of "Fregattenkapitän" Karl Dönitz, it was named in honor of "Kapitänleutnant" Otto Weddigen. Weddigen, a U-boat commander during World War I, died on 18 March 1915 after his submarine "U-29" was rammed by the British battleship HMS "Dreadnought" in the North Sea.
Hansjürgen Reinicke Hans-Jürgen "Hansjürgen" Rudolf Reinicke (10 August 1902 – 29 January 1978) was a "Kapitän zur See", commander of heavy cruiser "Prinz Eugen", in Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" during the Second World War and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.