Date of birth:

March 25th, 1914 (Cologne/Rhein Province, Germany)

Date of death:

October 31st, 1943 (Açores, Northern Atlantic)

Buried on:

German Submarines Memorial

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Crew 36
Promotions:
14.05.1937: Fähnrich zur See
01.07.1938: Oberfähnrich zur See
01.10.1938: Leutnant zur See
01.10.1940: Oberleutnant zur See
01.04.1943: Kapitänleutnant

Career:
00.05.1939-00.02.1940: 3.W.O., "Z 2"
00.04.1940-00.05.1940: 1.W.O., "T 151"
00.04.1941-00.01.1942: 1.W.O., U 81
00.03.1942-00.09.1942: Kdt, U-554, no war patrols
21.10.1942-31.10.1943: Kdt, U-306, 1. Flottille, 5 patrols, 161 days
31.10.1943: Kdt, U-306, U Boot-Gruppe Schill, sunk in the North Atlantic north-east of the Azores, in position 46.19N, 20.44W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Whitehall and the British corvette HMS Geranium. 51 dead (all hands lost)

Successes:
1 ship sunk, total tonnage 10,218 GRT
2 ships damaged, total tonnage 11,195 GRT

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• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
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  - U 306
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