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Gerd Schreiber

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 31)


Successes
8 ships sunk for a total of 28.415 GRT
4 ships damaged for a total of 27.916 GRT

Born  2 Apr, 1912Hirschberg, Silesia


Ranks

1 Nov, 1943Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-33 Jan, 1940 - 28 Jul, 1940  2 patrols (22 days) 
U-9531 Aug, 1940 - 28 Nov, 1941  7 patrols (184 days) 

Personal information

Gerd Schreiber survived the loss of this boat, U-95, along with 11 of his men. They were rescued by the attacker, the Dutch submarine O-21, and sent to POW camps Initially Schreiber was in Gibraltar where he managed to escape his British captors along with Hans Ey of U-433. They intended to flee to Spain and then to Germany but they were recaptured shortly after their escape and sent to London. (Blair, Clay. (1996). Hitler's Uboat War, vol 1.)


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-3 16 Mar, 1940  Kiel 29 Mar, 1940  Wilhelmshaven Patrol,14 days
2. U-3 12 Apr, 1940  Wilhelmshaven 19 Apr, 1940  Wilhelmshaven Patrol,8 days
3. U-95 20 Nov, 1940  Kiel 6 Dec, 1940  Lorient Patrol,17 days
4. U-95 16 Dec, 1940  Lorient 14 Jan, 1941  Lorient Patrol,30 days
5. U-95 16 Feb, 1941  Lorient 19 Mar, 1941  St. Nazaire Patrol,32 days
6. U-95 12 Apr, 1941  St. Nazaire 13 May, 1941  St. Nazaire Patrol,32 days
7. U-95 30 Jun, 1941  St. Nazaire 31 Jul, 1941  St. Nazaire Patrol,32 days
8. U-95 21 Aug, 1941  St. Nazaire 20 Sep, 1941  Lorient Patrol,31 days
9. U-95 19 Nov, 1941  Lorient 28 Nov, 1941  Sunk Patrol,10 days

9 patrols, 206 days at sea

Ships hit by Gerd Schreiber


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
27 Nov, 1940 U-95Irene Maria1.862 br OB-248 
28 Nov, 1940 U-95Ringhorn1.298 nw OB-248 damaged
2 Dec, 1940 U-95Conch8.376 br HX-90 damaged
26 Dec, 1940 U-95Waiotira12.823 br damaged
 
24 Feb, 1941 U-95Cape Nelson3.807 br OB-288 
24 Feb, 1941 U-95Svein Jarl1.908 nw OB-288 
24 Feb, 1941 U-95Temple Moat4.427 br OB-288 
2 Mar, 1941 U-95Pacific6.034 br HX-109 
5 Mar, 1941 U-95Murjek5.070 sw 
3 May, 1941 U-95Taranger4.873 nw 
20 Jul, 1941 U-95Palma5.419 br damaged
6 Sep, 1941 U-95Trinidad434 pa 
 56.331

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


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