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Rudolf Zorn

Oberleutnant zur See z.V. (Crew 37b)



No ships sunk or damaged.


Born  20 Jul, 1917Ochsenfurt, Mainfranken
Died  9 Dec, 1944North Atlantic

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Ranks

9 Oct, 1937Offiziersanwärter
1 Apr, 1939Fähnrich zur See
1 Mar, 1940Oberfähnrich zur See
1 May, 1940Leutnant zur See
1 Apr, 1942Oberleutnant zur See
1 Apr, 1944Oberleutnant zur See z.V.

Decorations

20 Apr, 1940Iron Cross 2nd Class
20 Apr, 1942U-boat War Badge 1939
13 Jul, 1942Fleet War Badge
25 Jul, 1942Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-2915 Nov, 1942 - 20 Aug, 1943  No war patrols 
U-4164 Oct, 1943 - 14 Nov, 1943  No war patrols 
U-38215 Nov, 1943 - 16 Jul, 1944  1 patrol (50 days) 
U-65020 Jul, 1944 - 9 Dec, 1944 (+)  4 patrols (47 days) 

Personal information

Missing, official date of death is listed as 7 Jan, 1945.


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-382 8 Dec, 1943  St. Nazaire26 Jan, 1944  St. NazairePatrol50 days
2. U-650 12 Aug, 1944  La Pallice17 Aug, 1944  LorientPatrol6 days
3. U-650 22 Aug, 1944  Lorient22 Sep, 1944  BergenPatrol32 days
4. U-650 26 Nov, 1944  Bergen3 Dec, 1944  BergenPatrol8 days
5. U-650 9 Dec, 1944  Bergen9 Dec, 1944  Patrol1 days

Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.

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