Ulrich Gabler
Ulrich Gabler was a German shipbuilding engineer, who specialized in the design and development of diesel-powered submarines.
History
During World War II he served as chief engineer in the U-boat force on and, then under the command of Reinhard Suhren. Suhren had recommended Gabler for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, a request that was turned down and Gabler received the German Cross in Gold on 15 October 1942. Following his war patrols on U-564 he worked on the design and development of the U-boat classes XXII, XVII A and XXVI submarine|XXVI].After the war he founded the Ingenieurkontor Lübeck which among others designed the type 201 submarine|201], 202 submarine|202], 205 submarine|205] and 209 submarines.
In 1963 he was appointed honorary professor at the University of Hamburg for shipbuilding.
Awards
- Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class
- U-boat War Badge
- German Cross in Gold on 15 October 1942 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves on U-564/1. Unterseebootsflottille
- War Merit Cross 2nd and 1st Class