List of crewmen of U480 as of :  August 12, 2011






on February 24, 1945 lost 10 miles SE of Isles of Scilly.















Crew list supplied by ubootwaffe.net

Rank description in British equivalence supplied by Klaus Schroeder




  1. Bullet  MaschOGfr  - Maschinenobergefreiter        - Stoker, 1st Class

  2.   MaschGfr     - Maschinengefreiter               - Stoker, 2nd class

  3.   FkOGrf       - Funk-Obergefreiter          - Telegraphist

  4.   FkGfr             - Funkgefreiter                - Ordinary Telegraphist, 1st Class

  5. Bullet  FkMt              - Funkmaat          - Ordinary Telegraphist, 2nd Class

  6. Bullet  MtrHGfr        - Matrosenhauptgefreiter         - Seaman-First class

  7. Bullet  MtrOGfr        - Matrosenobergefreiter           - Able Seaman

  8. Bullet  MtrGfr           - Matrosengefreiter                  - Ordinary Seaman, 1st Class

  9. Bullet  OLt.z.S           - Oberleutnant zur See            - Lieutenant

  10. Bullet  OLt.ing          - Oberleutnant Ingenieur       - Lieutanant (Engineer Officer)

  11. Bullet  Lt.z.S              - Leutnant zur See                   - Sub-Lieutenant

  12. Bullet  Mech OGfr  - Mechanikerobergefreiter        - Artificer, 1st Class

  13. Bullet  MechMt       - Mechanikersmaat                   - P.O. Artificer, 2nd Class

  14. Bullet  BtsMt       - Bootsmannsmaat             - Boatswain's Mate, 2nd Class

  15. Bullet  StMt              - Sanitätermaat                         - Medic Mate

  16. Bullet  Mtr                - Matrose                                   - Seaman

  17. Bullet  OStrm           - Obersteuermann                    - Chief Q.M., 1st Class


Name     -       Rank     -       Born     -       Died     




Hans-joachim Förster - OLt.z.W - 20.02.1920 - 24.02.1945 -

U380, U34, U479  Birthplace:gross-Köris 

Awards: KDiG 12.09.1945 (U480), Knights Cross 18.10.1944



Karl Blume - MaschOGfr - 19.03.1924 - 24.02.1945


Herbert Braun - ? - 24.02.1945


Hans Burghardt - FkOGfr - 12.05.1923 - 24.02.1945


Karl Eckleben - MtrHGfr - 02.06.1921 - 24.02.1945


Konrad Eichner - MtrOGfr - 05.02.1925 - 24.02.1945


Richard Faust - MtrOGfr - 12.02.1923 - 24.02.1945


Johann Gerhardter - MrfHGfr - 12.05.1923 - 24.02.1945


Hans-Rudolf Haas - MechOGfr - 30.09.1924 - 24.02.1945


Erich Haltner - Olt. z.S - 20.10.1922 - 24.02.1945


Jörg Haring - BtsMt - 18.06.1921 - 24.02.1945


Anton Heuser - MtrOGfr - 03.06.1921 - 24.02.1945


Otto hollube - FkGfr - 23.07.1925 - 24.02.1945


Hans Imhof - MaschOGfr - 23.02.1925 - 24.02.1945


Hans Körber - MaschMr - 08.06.1921 - 24.02.1945


Kurt Krause - MaschGfr - 01.11.1925 - 24.02.1945


Hermann Kuhn - SanMt - 21.04.1923 - 24.02.1945


Wilmelm Küppers - MaschOGfr - 06.12.1923 - 24.02.1945


Karl-Heinz Lange - BrsMt - 04.08.1923 - 24.02.1945


Herbert Laurenz - MechGfr - 06.09.1925 - 24.02.1945


Horst Lösken - MechMt - 13.10.1922 - 24.02.1945


Hermann Mittendorf - MaschOGfr - 02.10.1924 - 24-02-1945


Hans Morgner - MaschMt - 16.06.1921 - 24.02.1945


Helmut Müller - FkMt - 03-05-1921 - 24-02-1945


Karl-Heinz Müller - OLt.ing - 17-01-1923 - 24-02-1945


Friedhelm Neumann - Mtr - 13-10-1926 - 24-02-1945


Walter oppermann - MaschMt - 31-12-1919 - 24-02-1945


Georg Ortseifen - MaschMt - 10-11-1920 - 24-02-1945


Heinz Otto - Mtr - 07-09-1926 - 24-02-1945


Josef Parzmair - FkMt - 24-07-1926 - 24-02-1945


Heinz Pluta   ? - 24.01.1945


Karl-Heinz Riphahn  - Olt.z.S -? -24.02.1945


Peter Ripke - Lt.z.S - 08-04-1923 - 24-02-1945


Horst Rösner - ? - Still alive *


Heinz Scheidemantel - OStrm - 16-08-1918 - 24-02-1945


Johann Schmidt - MtrOGfr - 27-04-1923 - 24-02-1945


Alois Schmied - MtrOGfr - 23-07-1923 - 24-02-1945


Heinz Schmitt - MtrOGfr - 26-07-1923 - 24-02-1945


Gerard Schulz - OMasch - 23-02-1917 - 24-02-1945


Theodor schwab - MaschOGfr - 23-07-1924 - 24-02-1945


Alfred Spalt - OMasch - 11-05-1916 - 24-02-1945


Heinz Steffens - MtrOGfr - 16-01-1925 - 24-02-1945


Reinhold steichele - MtrGfr - 17-08-1926 - 24-02-1945


Herbert Steldermann - MtrOGfr - 18-12-1924 - 24-02-1945


Rudolf Thiel - MaschOGfr - 01-01-1923 - 24-02-1945


Fritz Thiemke - MtrOGfr - 02-09-1923 - 24-02-1945


Hermann Wesener - BtsMt - 14-01-1924 - 24-02-1945


Xaver Wiedermann - MaschOGfr - 18-09-1924 - 24-02-1945


Friedrich Wirth - MaschOGfr - 07-05-1924 - 24-02-1945


Oskar Wolfrum - MaschOGfr - 17-04-1924 - 24-02-1945



*Horst Rösner is the only surviving crewman of U480.

  1. As fate would have it he chose not to board U480 on its

  2. final departure due to a premonition and his own

  3. superstition as while they were having repairs done to

  4. her hull a woman was allowed on board to tour the vessel.

  5. Old maritime traditions of bad omens if a woman should

  6. set foot on board a ship before they set sail caused

  7. Horst to decline his post with U480 and went on to

  8. serve his country on another vessel, thus missing

  9. the fate of his fellow crewmen.