Date of birth:

August 21st, 1916

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

U 37
00.02.1943: Obermaschinist, U 125
00.03.1943: U 219
23.08.1944: U-219 left Bordeaux to Batavia / Jakarta, U-Boot-Gruppe 'Monsun', South Atlantic to Indian Ocean
11.12.1944: U-219 arrived at Batavia / Jakarta, U-Boot-Gruppe 'Monsun', Indian Ocean
05.05.1945: U-219 was seized by the Japanese Navy and renamed "I-505"
00.08.1945: "I-505" was captured by the Royal Navy at Surabaya
03.02.1946: "I-505" ex- U-219 was scuttled by gunfire and depth charges from the Dutch destroyer HNLMS 'Kortenaer' at 06°31′00″S 104°54′08″E off the Sunda Strait

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• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - U 125 – U-Boot-Archiv Wiki
  - HMA