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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 1904 Mogilno, Posen
Died  12 Jun 1943(38)Canary Islands

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Werner Czygan
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Ranks

1 Apr 1940Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

24 Apr 1940Iron Cross 2nd Class
15 Jul 1941Fleet War Badge
14 Dec 1942U-boat War Badge 1939
Feb 1943Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-118 6 Dec 1941 12 Jun 1943  (+)  4 patrols (112 days) 

Patrol info for Werner Czygan


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-118 19 Sep 1942  Kiel  16 Oct 1942  Lorient  Patrol 1,28 days
2. U-118 12 Nov 1942  Lorient  13 Dec 1942  Lorient  Patrol 2,32 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 3,33 days
5. U-118 25 May 1943  Bordeaux  12 Jun 1943  Sunk  Patrol 4,19 days
4 patrols, 112 days at sea

Ships hit by Werner Czygan

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
7 Feb 1943U-118 Baltonia [Mine]2,013brMKS-7
7 Feb 1943U-118 Empire Mordred [Mine]7,024brMKS-7
7 Feb 1943U-118 Mary Slessor [Mine]5,027brMKS-7
10 Feb 1943U-118 Duero (d.) [Mine]2,008sp
22 Feb 1943U-118 HMCS Weyburn (K 173) [Mine]925caMKS-8
22 Feb 1943U-118 Thorsholm (d.) [Mine]9,937nwGUS-4
 26,934

4 ships sunk (14,989 tons) and 2 ships damaged (11,945 tons).

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