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Werner Winkler

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 36)


Successes
2 ships sunk for a total of 14,894 GRT

Born  14 May 1917 Wilhelmshaven
Died  6 May 1943(25)south of Cape Farewell

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Werner Winkler
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Ranks

3 Apr 1936Offiziersanwärter
10 Sep 1936Seekadett
1 May 1937Fähnrich zur See
1 Jul 1938Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1938Leutnant zur See
1 Apr 1941Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-630 9 Jul 1942 6 May 1943  (+)  1 patrol (50 days) 

Patrol info for Werner Winkler


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-630 18 Mar 1943  Kiel  6 May 1943  Sunk  Patrol 1,50 days

Ships hit by Werner Winkler

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
5 Apr 1943U-630 Shillong5,529brHX-231
5 Apr 1943U-630 Waroonga9,365brHX-231
 14,894

2 ships sunk (14,894 tons).

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About ranks and decorations
Ranks shown in italics are our database inserts based on the rank dates of his crew comrades. The officers of each crew would normally have progressed through the lower ranks at the same rate.

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