Horst Geider
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37a)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 7 Sep 1918 | | Stuttgart |
| Died | 23 Mar 1993 | (74) | |
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Horst Geider
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| 3 Apr 1937 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 May 1938 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1939 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Aug 1939 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Sep 1941 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-61 | 16 Jan 1942 | 9 Nov 1942 | No war patrols |
| U-761 | 3 Dec 1942 | 24 Feb 1944 | 2 patrols (57 days) |
Patrol info for Horst Geider
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-761 |
9 Sep 1943 | Kiel |
18 Sep 1943 | Trondheim |
| 10 days | |
| 2. |
U-761 |
17 Nov 1943 | Trondheim |
26 Dec 1943 | Brest |
Patrol 1, | 40 days | |
| 3. |
U-761 |
8 Feb 1944 | Brest |
24 Feb 1944 | Sunk |
Patrol 2, | 17 days | |
| 2 patrols, 57 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Horst Geider
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.
