Freiherr von Georg-Günther Forstner

Born in Königsberg in 1882 and dead in Berlin in 1940, Georg-Günther Freiherr von Forstner was a German naval officer and writer. He is remembered both for his military career and for books drawn from his service at sea.

During the First World War, he commanded the submarine U 28. That experience later shaped the book often known in English as The Journal of Submarine Commander von Forstner, a memoir-like account that helped bring the tense, claustrophobic world of early submarine warfare to general readers.

For listeners interested in personal wartime narratives, his writing stands out for its directness and immediacy. Even today, it remains a useful window into how one German U-boat commander saw his mission, his crew, and the dangers of naval combat.