Admiral Graf Spee
Crew Index

Name
Rate
Notes
Fregattenkapitän
Escaped and returned to Germany,
(first officer to escape)
Died in Bismarck May 27, 1941

Matrosenobergefreiter
Division 7, remained in Argentina.
Matrosenobergefreiter
Division 1, remained in Argentina.
Died July 19, 1992

Maschinengefreiter
Division 8, remained in Argentina.
Oberleutnant zur See
Flag Lieutenant, escaped and returned to Germany.
Sept. 1940 Cdr. of 6th Minesweeper Flotilla
Dec. 1940 Cdr. of the 5th Minesweeper Flotilla
Dec. 12, 1941 CO of U-458
(2 ships sunk 7,584 tons)
Jan. 1942: Promoted to Kapitänleutnant
Aug. 22, 1943 boat sunk, taken POW

Matrosenobergefreiter
Division 4, remained in Argentina
Matrosengefreiter
Divison 4, returned to Germany
Died Dec. 5, 1979

Maschinengefreiter
Division 9, remained in Argentina.
Matrosenobergefreiter
Remained in Argentina
Matrosenobergefreiter
Division 4, remained in Argentina.
Funkgefreiter
Division 5, Telegraphist, remained in Argentina.
Died June 20, 2004

Kapitän zur See
First Officer, released May 1, 1946.
Died Aug. 23, 1963


Korvettenkapitän
Escaped and returned to Germany
Apr. 1, 1943: promoted to Kapitän zur See (ing)
Died 1974

Kapitän zur See
Commanding Officer
Committed suicide in Buenos Aires Dec. 20, 1939

Matrosenobergefreiter
Matrosenobergefreiter
Division 3, remained in Argentina.
Matrosenobergefreiter
Division 4, remained in Argentina.
Bootsmannsmaat
Division 3, returned to Germany after the war.
Died Apr. 30, 2006

Kapitänleutnant
Escaped and returned to Germany
Apr. 1, 1943: promoted to Kapitän zur See
Sept. 9, 1941 - Sept. 3, 1942: CO of U-162,
boat sunk, taken POW
sank 82,000+ tons of shipping
Died in 1995.

Maschinenobergefreiter
Returned to Germany following the war.


Crew Index
Page published May 18, 2008