Deutsches U-Boot-Museum

The Uoat-Museum
at Bahnhofstraße 57
at 27478 Cuxhaven-Altenbruch

Visits prior appointment only

A little tour through the museum,
split in ground floor and upper floor. All rooms of the museum are named after successful Commanding Officers of submarines in WW I and WW II, e.g. Otto Weddingen, Otto Hersing, Wolfgang Lüth, Engelbert Endrass, Georg Lassen and Albrecht Brandi.
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The Wolfgang Lüth Room

This is the place for the Submarine Flottilla of the post war Federal German Navy and for submarines of foreign Navies (UK and USA), to whom the founder is in close contact. There are show-cases presenting uniforms from inheritances, given to the museum by descendants, as well as other valuable collectables and exhibits.

The Engelbert Endrass Room
Exhibiton of model Uboats (see also at the Interest Group Model U-Boat, that has close ties to the archive).

The Georg Lassen Room
Show cases with many memorabilia and exhibits.

The Albrecht Brandi Room

This room will be redecorated as an additional room for the museum after the current collection of periodicals will be transferred to another place.

The Otto Weddingen Room

This is the place for the submarines of the Imperial German Navy. Here are parts of inheritances from SM U-9 and Otto Weddigen, as well as SM U-35 and SM U-139 and their Commanding Officer Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière. In show cases there are inheritances from COs as well as finds from submarines of the Imperial German Navy by the diving group of the FTU.

The Otto Hersing Room
This room is furnished with the complete inheritance (furniture, pictures, type writer, etc.) of the CO of SM U-21 Otto Hersing.