Christian-Brandt Coester
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37b)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 13 Nov 1919 | | Breslau |
| Died | 28 Nov 1943 | (24) | North Atlantic |
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| 9 Oct 1937 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Apr 1939 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Mar 1940 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 May 1940 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1942 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-10 | 23 Jun 1942 | Feb, 1943 | No war patrols |
| U-542 | 7 Apr 1943 | 28 Nov 1943 (+) | 1 patrol (39 days) |
Patrol info for Christian-Brandt Coester
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-542 |
21 Oct 1943 | Kiel |
28 Nov 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 1, | 39 days | |
Ships hit by Christian-Brandt Coester
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.
