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.
Peter Cundy Wing Commander Peter John Cundy DSO, DFC, AFC, TD (3 October 1916 – 4 August 2005) was a British pilot credited as one of the top U-boat killers of the Second World War. At RAF Coastal Command he was involved in new techniques for locating and destroying enemy submarines – among these air-to-sea radar and weapons.