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 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-1163 | 6 Oct, 1943 | - | 9 May, 1945 | 4 patrols (71 days) |
Patrol info
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | |
| 1. |
U-1163
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10 Jun, 1944 | Kiel | 13 Jun, 1944 | Flekkefjord | | 4 days |
| 2. |
U-1163
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13 Jul, 1944 | Flekkefjord | 19 Jul, 1944 | Arnöy | Patrol | 7 days |
| 3. |
U-1163
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1 Aug, 1944 | Arnöy | 2 Aug, 1944 | Egersund | | 2 days |
| 4. |
U-1163
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17 Aug, 1944 | Egersund | 17 Aug, 1944 | Bergen | | 1 days |
| 5. |
U-1163
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22 Aug, 1944 | Bergen | 23 Aug, 1944 | Stavanger | | 2 days |
| 6. |
U-1163
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26 Aug, 1944 | Stavanger | 27 Aug, 1944 | Marviken | | 2 days |
| 7. |
U-1163
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21 Sep, 1944 | Marviken | 24 Sep, 1944 | Trondheim | | 4 days |
| 8. |
U-1163
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3 Oct, 1944 | Trondheim | 6 Oct, 1944 | Skjomenfjord | | 4 days |
| 9. |
U-1163
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12 Oct, 1944 | Skjomenfjord | 13 Oct, 1944 | Bogenbucht | | 2 days |
| 10. |
U-1163
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15 Oct, 1944 | Bogenbucht | 31 Oct, 1944 | Hammerfest | Patrol | 17 days |
| 11. |
U-1163
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2 Nov, 1944 | Hammerfest | 4 Nov, 1944 | Narvik | | 3 days |
| 12. |
U-1163
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8 Nov, 1944 | Narvik | 12 Nov, 1944 | Tromsö | | 5 days |
| 13. |
U-1163
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14 Nov, 1944 | Tromsö | 22 Nov, 1944 | Kilbotn | | 9 days |
| 14. |
U-1163
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25 Nov, 1944 | Kilbotn | 16 Dec, 1944 | Bogenbucht | Patrol | 22 days |
| 15. |
U-1163
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12 Jan, 1945 | Bogenbucht | 15 Jan, 1945 | Trondheim | | 4 days |
| 16. |
U-1163
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28 Jan, 1945 | Trondheim | 4 Feb, 1945 | Kristiansand | | 8 days |
| 17. |
U-1163
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15 Apr, 1945 | Kristiansand | 9 May, 1945 | Marviken, Norway | Patrol | 25 days |
Ships hit by Ernst-Ludwig Balduhn
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * |
| 3 Dec, 1944 | U-1163 | Revoljucija | 433 |  | sj | KB-35 | |
| | 433 | |
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. |
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.