Ernst-Ludwig Balduhn
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)
Successes
1 ship sunk for a total of 433 GRT |
| Born | 27 Oct 1919 | | Rodmannshöfen, East Prussia |
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| 1 Oct 1938 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1939 | Seekadett | | 1 Dec 1939 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Aug 1940 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1941 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1943 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-1163 | 6 Oct 1943 | 9 May 1945 | 4 patrols (71 days) |
Patrol info for Ernst-Ludwig Balduhn
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-1163 |
10 Jun 1944 | Kiel |
13 Jun 1944 | Flekkefjord |
| 4 days | |
| 2. |
U-1163 |
13 Jul 1944 | Flekkefjord |
19 Jul 1944 | Arnöy |
Patrol 1, | 7 days | |
| 3. |
U-1163 |
1 Aug 1944 | Arnöy |
2 Aug 1944 | Egersund |
| 2 days | |
| 4. |
U-1163 |
17 Aug 1944 | Egersund |
17 Aug 1944 | Bergen |
| 1 days | |
| 5. |
U-1163 |
22 Aug 1944 | Bergen |
23 Aug 1944 | Stavanger |
| 2 days | |
| 6. |
U-1163 |
26 Aug 1944 | Stavanger |
27 Aug 1944 | Marviken |
| 2 days | |
| 7. |
U-1163 |
21 Sep 1944 | Marviken |
24 Sep 1944 | Trondheim |
| 4 days | |
| 8. |
U-1163 |
3 Oct 1944 | Trondheim |
6 Oct 1944 | Skjomenfjord |
| 4 days | |
| 9. |
U-1163 |
12 Oct 1944 | Skjomenfjord |
13 Oct 1944 | Bogenbucht |
| 2 days | |
| 10. |
U-1163 |
15 Oct 1944 | Bogenbucht |
31 Oct 1944 | Hammerfest |
Patrol 2, | 17 days | |
| 11. |
U-1163 |
2 Nov 1944 | Hammerfest |
4 Nov 1944 | Narvik |
| 3 days | |
| 12. |
U-1163 |
8 Nov 1944 | Narvik |
12 Nov 1944 | Tromsö |
| 5 days | |
| 13. |
U-1163 |
14 Nov 1944 | Tromsö |
22 Nov 1944 | Kilbotn |
| 9 days | |
| 14. |
U-1163 |
25 Nov 1944 | Kilbotn |
16 Dec 1944 | Bogenbucht |
Patrol 3, | 22 days | |
| 15. |
U-1163 |
12 Jan 1945 | Bogenbucht |
15 Jan 1945 | Trondheim |
| 4 days | |
| 16. |
U-1163 |
28 Jan 1945 | Trondheim |
4 Feb 1945 | Kristiansand |
| 8 days | |
| 17. |
U-1163 |
15 Apr 1945 | Kristiansand |
9 May 1945 | Marviken, Norway |
Patrol 4, | 25 days | |
| 4 patrols, 71 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Ernst-Ludwig Balduhn
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.
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.
