Ernst-August Gerke
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew XII/39)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 9 May 1921 | | Osnabrück |
| Died | 17 Mar 1997 | (75) | |
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Ernst-August Gerke
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| 1 Dec 1939 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Nov 1940 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Nov 1941 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 May 1942 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Dec 1943 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-377 | 22 Sep 1943 | 10 Oct 1943 | 1 patrol (19 days) |
| U-382 | May, 1944 | 29 Jun 1944 | 1 patrol (10 days) |
| U-650 | 30 Jun 1944 | 20 Jul 1944 | No war patrols (Acting CO) |
| U-673 | 1 Aug 1944 | 24 Oct 1944 | 2 patrols (39 days) |
| U-3035 | 1 Mar 1945 | 8 May 1945 | No war patrols |
Patrol info for Ernst-August Gerke
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-377 |
22 Sep 1943 | *at sea* |
10 Oct 1943 | Brest |
Patrol 1, | 19 days | |
| 2. |
U-382 |
6 Jun 1944 | St. Nazaire |
15 Jun 1944 | La Pallice |
Patrol 2, | 10 days | |
| 3. |
U-673 |
14 Sep 1944 | St. Nazaire |
19 Oct 1944 | Bergen |
Patrol 3, | 36 days | |
| 4. |
U-673 |
22 Oct 1944 | Bergen |
24 Oct 1944 | Sunk |
Patrol 4, | 3 days | |
| 4 patrols, 68 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Ernst-August Gerke
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.
