The Homepage for U-35, a Type VII U-Boat
... 1936 - 1939 ...
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U-35 crew member Gustav Horstkötter
Gustav Horstkötter was born on 14 January 1914.
The crew of U-35, including Gustav Horstkötter, in Spain. [44]
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]
The crew of U-35, including Gustav Horstkötter, upon return from the first war patrol. [33, back cover photo of 32]
A photograph taken of the U-35 crew, including Gustav Horstkötter, upon return from the first war cruise. [35]
Part of the crew of U-35 departing HMS KASHMIR. Recognizable: Paul Liebau, Fritz Pietsch, Gustav Horstkötter, and Gerhard Stamer. [60,75]
Gustav Horstkötter was assigned POW Number 37310 upon capture, and was released from captivity in February 1947.
Gustav Horstkötter with his wife Änne Horstkötter at a reunion of the U-35 crew.
They had met and became engaged before the war. They were married by proxy (he
as a POW in Canada, she in Germany) in 1941. [54]
An unofficial reunion of some of the U-35 crewmembers in 1978. L-R: Siegfried Bruse, Friedrich-Hermann Vollmer, Peter von der Helm, Erich Bartold May, Johann van der Pütten, Albert Schrader, Gustav Horstkötter. [20]
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]
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]
A reunion of
the U-35 crew in May 1984 in Hamburg L-R: Martin Müller, Johannes
Weigand, Siegfried Bruse,
Willi Jacob,
Gustav Horstkötter, Walter Roloff, Werner Lott. [63]
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] |
 Gustav Horstkötter with his wife Änne Horstkötter at her 80th birthday.He passed away on 02 October 1999. Änne Horstkötter was a significant contributor to this website before her death on 08 February 2003. |
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(relative of U-35 Chief Engineer Gerhard Stamer)