U-35 crew member Ernst Weber

Ernst Weber was born on 05 November 1915 in Klosterbeuren, Germany. His father died not long thereafter in World War I on the French front. [66]

He was trained by the Plersch company in Illertissen, Germany, in cooling techniques, and at about the age of 18 volunteered in the Kriegsmarine.

The crew of U-35, including Ernst Weber, upon return from the first war patrol. [33,cover photo of 32]

Another photograph taken of the U-35 crew, including Ernst Weber, upon return from the first war cruise. [35]

 

The crew of U-35 arriving at a Scottish port after being captured. The original caption to this wartime magazine photo read: "Most of the forty-three prisoners expressed distaste at their task of sinking defenceless ships and seemed glad that their share in this type of warfare is finished." Pictured: Ernst Weber, Siegfried Kienast, Gerhard Freier, Wilhelm Janssen, Siegfried Bruse, Johann van der Pütten, Martin Müller, Karl Sommerer. [19,33,38]

Crewmembers of U-35 in the Espanola POW Camp in Canada. Standing, left to right: Gerhard Marx, Heinz Küfner, Stefan Döbele, Theodor Schütt, Walter Roloff. Sitting, left to right: Peter von der Helm, Gerhard Oppermann, Richard Friedrich Lüneburg, Fritz Pietsch, Ernst Weber. [70]

After repatriation, Ernst Weber found employment again at the Plersch company as a cooling mechanic/technician. He was sent overseas to work in Athens, Singapore, Borneo, and Mexico. Before returning to Illertissen in about 1983, he lived for about 15 years in Mexico. He passed away on 2.12.1987 and is survived by his half-sister, Liselotte Wiesflecker. [66]

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