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.
German submarine U-2501 German submarine "U-2501" was a Type XXI U-boat (one of the ""Elektroboote"") of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine", built for service in World War II. The submarine was laid down on 3 April 1944 at the Blohm & Voss yard at Hamburg, launched on 12 May 1944, and commissioned on 27 June 1944 under the command of "Oberleutnant zur See" Otto Hübschen, who commanded her for her entire career.