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Eberhard Bopst
Born	(1913-12-25)25 December 1913 Berlin-Charlottenburg, German Empire
Died	12 October 1942(1942-10-12) (aged 28) North Atlantic Ocean
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1933–1942
Rank	Korvettenkapitän
Commands held	U-6 U-597
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War World War II Battles of Narvik
Awards	Four Year Wehrmacht Long Service Award, Spanish Cross in Silver without Swords, Iron Cross 2nd Class, Destroyer War Badge, Narvik Shield, Iron Cross 1st Class

Eberhard Bopst (25 December 1913 – 12 October 1942) was a German U-boat commander in World War II.^[1]

Naval career

Eberhard Bopst joined the Reichsmarine in April 1933 and prior to transferring to the U-boat section served on the destroyers Georg Thiele (as 3rd Watch Officer, 1936–1937), Leberecht Maass (1937–1938) and Bernd von Arnim (December 1938 – 1940).^[2] On Bernd von Arnim he saw action in the Spanish Civil War, receiving the Spanish Cross in Silver without Swords, and at the Battles of Narvik, receiving the Narvik Shield. After the Norwegian Campaign he returned to Germany, joining the U-boat arm in July 1940. His first command was U-6, a Type IIA coastal boat, but he commissioned the Type VIIC U-597 in November 1941.^[2] He went down with her when she was sunk with all hands in position 56°50′N 28°05′W / 56.833°N 28.083°W / 56.833; -28.083, by depth charges from an RAF Liberator on 12 October 1942. Bopst was posthumously promoted to Korvettenkapitän.^[2]

Awards