The Men - U-boat Commanders

Kurt Baberg

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)


Successes
3 ships sunk, total tonnage 15,788 GRT

Born  23 Feb 1917 Duisburg-Ruhrort
Died  31 Mar 2003(86)

Ranks

3 Apr 1936Offiziersanwärter
1 May 1937Fähnrich zur See
1 Jul 1938Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1938Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1940Oberleutnant zur See
1 Sep 1943Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

1940Iron Cross 2nd Class
1 Sep 1941U-boat War Badge 1939
1943Iron Cross 1st Class
14 Jan 1944German Cross in Gold

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-30 23 Apr 1941 9 Mar 1942   No war patrols 
U-618 16 Apr 1942 15 Apr 1944   6 patrols (380 days) 
U-827 26 Apr 1945 5 May 1945   No war patrols 

Patrol info for Kurt Baberg


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-618 1 Sep 1942  Kiel  28 Oct 1942  St. Nazaire  Patrol 1,58 days
2. U-618 25 Nov 1942  St. Nazaire  18 Jan 1943  St. Nazaire  Patrol 2,55 days
3. U-618 21 Feb 1943  St. Nazaire  7 May 1943  St. Nazaire  Patrol 3,76 days
4. U-618 8 Jun 1943  St. Nazaire  5 Sep 1943  St. Nazaire  Patrol 4,90 days
5. U-618 11 Nov 1943  St. Nazaire  4 Jan 1944  Lorient  Patrol 5,55 days
6. U-618 23 Feb 1944  Lorient  8 Apr 1944  St. Nazaire  Patrol 6,46 days
6 patrols, 380 days at sea

Ships hit by Kurt Baberg

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
14 Oct 1942U-618 Empire Mersey5,791brSC-104
18 Oct 1942U-618 Angelina4,772amON-137
 
2 Jul 1943U-618 Empire Kohinoor5,225br
 15,788

3 ships sunk (15,788 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.


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

Media links


German U-boat Commanders of World War II
Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim

Listing of all U-boat commanders