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Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote (BdU) was the title of the supreme commander of the ''Kriegsmarine''s U-boat Arm (''Ubootwaffe'') during World War II. The term also referred to the Command HQ of the U-boat arm itself .〔Hague pviii〕 The title was established on 17 October 1939, when Karl Dönitz was promoted to Rear Admiral (''Konteradmiral''). His previous title had been U-Boat Leader (''Führer der Unterseeboote''), a position he had held from January 1936.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Karl Dönitz )〕 On 31 January 1943 Dönitz was promoted to Grand Admiral (''Großadmiral'') and became supreme commander (''Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine'') of the entire Kriegsmarine, replacing Erich Raeder. He retained the title, but was replaced as operational commander at BdU by his chief of staff Eberhard Godt.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Eberhard Godt )〕 Godt's successor was Admiral Hans Georg von Friedeburg who held the position at the end of the war. *''Abteilungschef'' (department chief): * * ''Kapitän zur See'' Hans Georg von Friedeburg (17 October 1939 – 11 September 1941) *2. Admiral der Unterseeboote (2nd Admiral of the U-boats): * * ''Konteradmiral'' Hans Georg von Friedeburg (12 September 1941 – 31 April 1943) *''Komandierender Admiral der Unterseeboote'' (commanding admiral of the U-boats): * * ''Admiral'' Hans Georg von Friedeburg (1 February 1943 – 30 April 1945) * * ''Kapitän zur See'' Kurt Dobratz (1–8 May 1945). *''Stabschef des Komandierenden Admirals der Unterseeboote'' (chief of staff of the commanding admiral of the U-boats): * * ''Fregattenkapitän'' Heinz Ehler Beucke (March 1943 – May 1943) * * ''Konteradmiral'' Ernst Kratzenberg (June 1943 – April 1945) * * ''Kapitän zur See'' Kurt Dobratz (April 1945) * * ''Fregattenkapitän'' (Ing) Ewald Engler (1–8 May 1945) ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Befehlshaber der U-Boote」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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