U-35 crewmember Ernst Wensorra

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U-35 crew member Ernst Wensorra

Ernst Wensorra was born on 16 February 1915 in Ohra/Danzig and entered the Reichsmarine on 01 December 1934.

U-35 on New Year's Day, 1939, in Spain (probably El Ferrol) during the Spanish Civil War. On the dock: Gottlob Wilhelm Fischer, unknown, Walter Arnaschus, Johannes Martin. On board U-35: Theodor Schütt, unknown, Ernst Wensorra, Peter Schwarz, Johann van der Pütten, Paul Fichte, Helmut Parthum, Erich Herrmann. [47]

Erich May, Ernst Wensorra and Rudi Schmidt in a pre-war photograph. [47]

U-35 underway during the Spanish Civil War.
The national colors of black, white and red are painted the full height
of the front of the conning tower for easier identification;
the superimposed national badge is presumably gold or yellow picked out with black.
The seamen seem to wear the four-button single-breasted jacket
of the pre-war brown working denims,
with leather trowsers and dark blue fall-collar sweaters;
and note that the flat seaman's cap is still worn by all ratings. [8]
In front: Walter Arnaschus, Erich May, and Ernst Wensorra [33]

The crew of U-35, including Ernst Wensorra, in Spain. [44]

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

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

Johannes Weigand, Richard Friedrich Lüneburg, Karl Schnute, and Ernst Wensorra [32,33]

Ernst Wensorra was a crewmember of U-35 until the (final) war cruise.
He later served on board U-65, which was sunk with all hands lost on 28 April 1941.

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