U-35 crewmember Heinz Pfeifer

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U-35 crew member Heinz Pfeifer

Heinz Pfeifer was born on 01 April 1909 in Wuppertal-Elberfeld. [57]

Rescue of the DIAMANTIS crew; painting by Heinz Pfeifer.

Admiral Karl Dönitz addressing the crew of U-35: Paul Fichte, Rockenfeller, Willi Jacob, Heinz Pfeifer, Richard Friedrich Lüneburg, Gustav Horstkötter [33,cover photo of 32]

A photograph taken of the U-35 crew, including Heinz Pfeifer, upon return from the first war cruise. [35]

He made an escape attempt while a POW in Canada.

The 1980 reunion in Emden, Germany.
L-R: Albert Schrader, Hans-Joachim "Jonny" Roters, Friedrich-Hermann Vollmer, Willi Jacob, Paul Liebau, Heinz Pfeifer, Martin Müller, Gustav Horstkötter, Wilhelm Janssen, Werner Lott, Karl Sommerer, Erich Bartold May, Peter von der Helm, Gerhard Stamer. [55]

Heinz Pfeifer in 1982.
Heinz Pfeifer began a twenty-year career in the merchant marine in 1951. He retired in Eschwege, Germany, and enjoyed painting as a hobby. [46]

1982: Reunion in Neuss on the Rhine, organized by Lucia and Erich Bartold May:

Photo: Augustusburg palace in Brühl. L-R: Inge Lott, Walter Konradt, Friedrich-Hermann Vollmer, Hans-Joachim "Jonny" Roters, Martha Konradt, unknown, Lucia May, Werner Lott, Charlotte Vollmer, Grete Balke, Wilhelm Silbernagel (guest), Mrs. Silbernagel, Änne Horstkötter, Gustav Horstkötter, unknown (girlfriend of Hans-Joachim "Jonny" Roters), Albert Göbel (guest), unknown, Erich Bartold May, Inge Pfeifer, Heinz Pfeifer, Peter von der Helm, Martin Müller, Mrs. Schwarz, Maria Weigand, unknown, Willi Jacob, unknown, Johannes Weigand. [54]

U-35 reunion in 1994.
Men, l-r: Georg Ludwig Hengen, Hubert Hirsch, Friedrich-Hermann Vollmer, Gustav Horstkötter, Helmut Parthum, Werner Lott, Walter Roloff, Heinz Pfeifer. [60]

Heinz Pfeifer and his second wife of 33 years, Ingeborg, on 17 August 1999. [57]

Heinz Pfeifer passed away on 22 March 2002.