U-778

From a letter from Heinz Lewerenz: U-778 also took part in bringing 
refugees back from the eastern regions, as a photo(1) clearly shows. 
At the left in the picture is the III.WO Kurt Peschke, then an 
unknown woman and the I.WO Heinz Neeb, taken on the tower on 
January 30, 1945. On the same night the Wilhelm Gustloff was sunk 
by three torpedos from a Russian submarine (5200 dead!). The boat, 
still ready for front service, brought from Danzig 3 women, 2 
children, one administrative officer and 30 radiomen on an icy 
trip across the Baltic to Kiel.

(1)NO photo available.

Ref: U-Boat Emblems Of World War II 1939-1945 by Georg Högel