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Werner Czygan

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 25)


Successes
3 ships sunk for a total of 14.064 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 925 tons
2 ships damaged for a total of 11.945 GRT

Born  25 Nov, 1904Mogilno, Posen
Died  12 Jun, 1943Canary Islands

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Ranks

1 Apr, 1940Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-1186 Dec, 1941 - 12 Jun, 1943 (+)  4 patrols (112 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-118 19 Sep, 1942  Kiel 16 Oct, 1942  Lorient Patrol,28 days
2. U-118 12 Nov, 1942  Lorient 13 Dec, 1942  Lorient Patrol,32 days
3. U-118 7 Jan, 1943  Lorient 8 Jan, 1943  Brest  2 days
4. U-118 25 Jan, 1943  Brest 26 Feb, 1943  Bordeaux Patrol,33 days
5. U-118 25 May, 1943  Bordeaux 12 Jun, 1943  Sunk Patrol,19 days

4 patrols, 112 days at sea

Ships hit by Werner Czygan


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
7 Feb, 1943 U-118Baltonia [Mine]2.013 br MKS-7 
7 Feb, 1943 U-118Empire Mordred [Mine]7.024 br MKS-7 
7 Feb, 1943 U-118Mary Slessor [Mine]5.027 br MKS-7 
10 Feb, 1943 U-118Duero [Mine]2.008 sp damaged
22 Feb, 1943 U-118HMCS Weyburn (K 173) [Mine]925 ca MKS-8 
22 Feb, 1943 U-118Thorsholm [Mine]9.937 nw GUS-4 damaged
 26.934

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine.


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