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Werner Schwaff

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)


Successes
1 ship sunk for a total of 5.234 GRT

Born  3 Mar, 1915Peking, China
Died  31 May, 1943Cape Ortegal


Fähnrich Werner Schwaff

Ranks

1 Oct, 1940Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jun, 1943Kapitänleutnant (posthumous)

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-216 May, 1942 - 19 Nov, 1942  No war patrols 
U-33322 Nov, 1942 - 17 May, 1943  2 patrols (91 days) 
U-44020 May, 1943 - 31 May, 1943 (+)  1 patrol (6 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-333 20 Dec, 1942  La Pallice 5 Feb, 1943  La Pallice Patrol,48 days
2. U-333 2 Mar, 1943  La Pallice 13 Apr, 1943  La Pallice Patrol,43 days
3. U-440 26 May, 1943  St. Nazaire 31 May, 1943  Sunk Patrol,6 days

3 patrols, 97 days at sea

Ships hit by Werner Schwaff


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
19 Mar, 1943 U-333Carras5.234 gr SC-122 
 5.234

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


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