Erwin Christophersen
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 13 Apr 1915 | | Sonderburg |
| Died | 4 May 1945 | (30) | Lillebaelt, Denmark |
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Erwin Christophersen
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| 3 Apr 1936 | Offiziersanwärter | | 10 Sep 1936 | Seekadett | | 1 May 1937 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1938 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1938 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1940 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Sep 1943 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-228 | 12 Sep 1942 | Aug, 1944 | 5 patrols (233 days) |
| U-3028 | 27 Jan 1945 | 3 May 1945 | No war patrols |
Personal information
He died aboard the U-2503.
Patrol info for Erwin Christophersen
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-228 |
6 Feb 1943 | Kiel |
29 Mar 1943 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 1, | 52 days | |
| 2. |
U-228 |
4 May 1943 | St. Nazaire |
19 Jul 1943 | Lorient |
Patrol 2, | 77 days | |
| 3. |
U-228 |
18 Sep 1943 | Lorient |
19 Sep 1943 | Brest |
| 2 days | |
| 4. |
U-228 |
27 Sep 1943 | Brest |
20 Dec 1943 | Bordeaux |
Patrol 3, | 85 days | |
| 5. |
U-228 |
24 Feb 1944 | Bordeaux |
26 Feb 1944 | La Pallice |
| 3 days | |
| 6. |
U-228 |
4 Mar 1944 | La Pallice |
7 Mar 1944 | La Pallice |
| 4 days | |
| 7. |
U-228 |
11 Mar 1944 | La Pallice |
13 Mar 1944 | La Pallice |
| 3 days | |
| 8. |
U-228 |
19 Mar 1944 | La Pallice |
26 Mar 1944 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 4, | 8 days | |
| 9. |
U-228 |
6 Jun 1944 | St. Nazaire |
16 Jun 1944 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 5, | 11 days | |
| 5 patrols, 233 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Erwin Christophersen
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.
