Please answer the following question: Facts: - battles: world war i world war ii - death date: 08 february 1982 - allegiance: german weimar republic -lrb- to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany nazi germany empire german empire -lrb- to 1918 -rrb- germany - commands: ub-110 2 - nickname: '' fips '' - rank: konteradmiral - awards: house order of hohenzollern iron cross , 1st class - birth date: 2 october 1888 - serviceyears: 1907 -- 20 , 1927 -- 43 - name: werner furbringer - branch: german empire weimar republic nazi germany - death place: braunschweig - birth place: braunschweig Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of werner furbringer .
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werner '' fips '' furbringer -lrb- 2 october 1888 -- 8 february 1982 -rrb- was a successful german u-boat commander in the '' kaiserliche marine '' during world war i , sinking 101 ships .he was later promoted to the rank of konteradmiral during the world war ii .