Gunter Jahn
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Gunter Jahn (September 27, 1910 - April 12, 1992) was German U-boat commanders during World War II. He was born in Hamburg, Germany and began his naval career in April 1931 as a Seekadett. He first served on the light cruiser Nürnberg for more than two years, including nine patrols in the first year of the war.
In March 1941 Jahn joined the U-boat force and his first patrol were on board U-98 in September 1941. Later in November he commissioned U-596. On his second patrol he broke through the Strait of Gibraltar and went on to become one of the most successful U-boat commanders in the Mediterranean Sea. In July 1943 he left the boat and became the commander of the 29. Unterseebootsflottille. In September 1944 he fell into French captivity, where he spent nearly two years.
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