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Seadog Beard: He hasn't shaved even since he returned from his last U-Boot patrol.Hero of Another Story: He's another submarine captain and was recently decorated with the Ritterkreuz (Knight's Cross).The Alcoholic/ The Drunken Sailor: Surviving patrols in the Atlantic long enough with always an impending doom waiting at the corner made him look for ways to forget it.The captain of another U-Boot and a friend of the Captain Lieutenant. Those Wacky Nazis: Out of all the crew, he's the most ardent supporter of the regime, listening with glee when the radio reports on the recent victories of the German army on land.It is only in the latter stages of the film when even he cannot keep on top of it all and slowly becomes disheveled and unshaven too by the end of the film. He remains immaculately dressed and clean shaven for most of the film while the rest of the crew all become steadily filthier and more bedraggled with every scene. The Stoic: The 1WO is all about this in the initial stages of the film, being new to the war effort and a dedicated Nazi.Perma-Shave: Unlike the rest of the U-96 crew, he always shaves.Non-Idle Rich: He was raised in some wealth by his step-parents in Mexico, and returned to Germany to fight in the war.The Neidermeyer: He's even more despised by the crew than Werner.The Lost Lenore: His fiancée was killed in an Allied air raid.

Took a Level in Badass: He gains combat experience and the crew begins to respect him.

The crew and officers sometimes pause to explain what they're doing to him but he often has to figure it out by observation.

The Watson: Werner is on board as a journalist, thus it's his job to be inquisitive about everything.

Tagalong Reporter: He is on U-96 as a war correspondent for the express purpose of chronicling the crew's exploits.Naïve Newcomer: He has naval experience on surface ships but this is his first voyage on a submarine.Butt-Monkey: Some of the enlisted resent him because he's not a combat officer.Author Avatar: Lothar-Günther Buchheim (the author of the original novel) was himself a World War II naval correspondent who spent time on the real life U-96 as a Leutnant zur See, and the novel was heavily based on his own experiences.He even advises Werner to take more pics when they return, to not give the British the impression that they're having to fight young boys.ĭubbed by: Jean-Pierre Michaël (European French, second dub)Ī naval war correspondent from the Marine-Kriegsbericht assigned to document the voyage. Seadog Beard: Grows one of the most prominent beards in the film.Red Alert: Whenever he shouts "ALARM!", the crew immediately reacts, either in exercise maneuvers, combat maneuvers or enemy-avoiding maneuvers.Older and Wiser: He's the oldest man on board the U-96, and while he's only about 40 and one decade older than most of his men if not more, he is the most experienced, having gone through more U-Boot patrols than them all.

No Name Given: He's never called by his name in the film.

He also helps his friend Thomsen, who has gone semi-comatose in the toilets after his speech. At the party in La Rochelle before U-96 takes the sea, he doesn't drink more than one beer, while most of his crew gets drunk with wine and Champagne aplenty. He tells Werner that, if he has a problem with that, he should bring it up with their bosses in Berlin, who started the war in the first place.

Just Following Orders: He's not happy about it, but he's out in the Atlantic to sink British ships because that's what his orders are.

Historical Domain Character: Based on the real life U-96 commander, Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock.

A Father to His Men: He's at least only a decade older than most of the crew (and he even lampshades it), but still cares for them.He is addressed as "Herr Kaleun" (short for Kapitänleutnant) or "Der Alte" (the Old Man). The Captain: Commanding officer of the U-96 submarine.Der Alte: They are in the casino, celebrating our sinking.