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 1912 | | Hirschberg, Silesia |
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| 1 Nov 1943 | Korvettenkapitän |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-3 | 3 Jan 1940 | 28 Jul 1940 | 2 patrols (22 days) |
| U-95 | 31 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 for Gerd Schreiber
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-3 |
16 Mar 1940 | Kiel |
29 Mar 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
Patrol 1, | 14 days | |
| 2. |
U-3 |
12 Apr 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
19 Apr 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
Patrol 2, | 8 days | |
| 3. |
U-95 |
20 Nov 1940 | Kiel |
6 Dec 1940 | Lorient |
Patrol 3, | 17 days | |
| 4. |
U-95 |
16 Dec 1940 | Lorient |
14 Jan 1941 | Lorient |
Patrol 4, | 30 days | |
| 5. |
U-95 |
16 Feb 1941 | Lorient |
19 Mar 1941 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 5, | 32 days | |
| 6. |
U-95 |
12 Apr 1941 | St. Nazaire |
13 May 1941 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 6, | 32 days | |
| 7. |
U-95 |
30 Jun 1941 | St. Nazaire |
31 Jul 1941 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 7, | 32 days | |
| 8. |
U-95 |
21 Aug 1941 | St. Nazaire |
20 Sep 1941 | Lorient |
Patrol 8, | 31 days | |
| 9. |
U-95 |
19 Nov 1941 | Lorient |
28 Nov 1941 | Sunk |
Patrol 9, | 10 days | |
| 9 patrols, 206 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Gerd Schreiber
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
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| 27 Nov 1940 | U-95 |  | Irene Maria | 1,862 |  | br | OB-248 |
| 28 Nov 1940 | U-95 | | Ringhorn (d.) | 1,298 |  | nw | OB-248 |
| 2 Dec 1940 | U-95 | | Conch (d.) | 8,376 | | br | HX-90 |
| 26 Dec 1940 | U-95 | | Waiotira (d.) | 12,823 | | br | |
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| 24 Feb 1941 | U-95 | | Cape Nelson | 3,807 | | br | OB-288 |
| 24 Feb 1941 | U-95 | | Svein Jarl | 1,908 | | nw | OB-288 |
| 24 Feb 1941 | U-95 | | Temple Moat | 4,427 | | br | OB-288 |
| 2 Mar 1941 | U-95 | | Pacific | 6,034 | | br | HX-109 |
| 5 Mar 1941 | U-95 | | Murjek | 5,070 |  | sw | |
| 3 May 1941 | U-95 | | Taranger | 4,873 | | nw | |
| 20 Jul 1941 | U-95 | | Palma (d.) | 5,419 | | br | |
| 6 Sep 1941 | U-95 | | Trinidad | 434 |  | pa | |
| | 56,331 | |
8 ships sunk (28,415 tons) and 4 ships damaged (27,916 tons). Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged. |
