Engelbert Endrass | |
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| Born | 2 March 1911 Bamberg |
| Died | 21 December 1941 (aged 30) U-567, Atlantic Ocean, off Azores 44°02′N 20°10′W / 44.033°N 20.167°W |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1935–41 |
| Rank | Kapitänleutnant |
| Unit | 7th U-boat Flotilla |
| Commands | U-46 U-567 |
| Awards | Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves |
Engelbert Endrass (German: Engelbert Endraß) (2 March 1911 – 21 December 1941) was a German U-boat commander in World War II. He commanded the U-46 and the U-567, being credited with sinking 22 ships on ten patrols, for a total of 118,528 gross register tons (GRT) of Allied shipping, to purportedly become the 23rd highest claiming U-boat commander of World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. It was Germany's highest military decoration at the time of its presentation to Endrass.