Max Neumann

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 35)
Born 1915, Dresden
(active career)

Max Neumann was born in Dresden in 1915 as the son of a former German Imperial Navy Chief Engineer on the WW1 Class UC Coastal Minelaying Uboats.
In 1935 he joined the new German Kreigsmarine and immediately volunteered for the Uboot Arm. Naturally he wanted to follow in his fathers footsteps after hearing many stories from him in the Great War.
Oberleutnant Neumann joined the 9th flotilla at Brest with his type IIC U 103 and has been promoted during his career to Kapitänleutnant. His outstanding results led him to the command of the newly built type IXB U 109, where he is on training at the moment.

From the very first patrol on U 103 he showed four aces as his insignia, delivering the needed luck as a surplus to his tactical skills and bravery in combat.

On his seventh patrol he sunk two escorts which allowed him to take place in the Lodge of the escort hunters of the 9th flotilla, allowing him to show the special insignia of this privilegded class beside his bow anchor. It seems that Kptltn. Neumann becomes an ace of the aces, because on his next patrol he sunk three escorts!

PATROL RESULTS

DECORATIONS

U-boat badge	1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class	1939 Iron Cross 1st Class	Knights Cross	Knights Cross with Oak Leaves	Swords with Oak leaves to the Knight Cross	Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds

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