Peter Gerlach

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew XII/39)


Successes
1 warship sunk for a total of 1,935 tons

Born  25 Feb 1922 Memel
Died  30 Mar 1944(22)Mediterranean

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Ranks

1 Dec 1939Offiziersanwärter
1 Nov 1940Fähnrich zur See
1 Nov 1941Oberfähnrich zur See
1 May 1942Leutnant zur See
1 Dec 1943Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-37 20 Nov 1943 8 Jan 1944   No war patrols 
U-223 12 Jan 1944 30 Mar 1944  (+)  2 patrols (40 days) 

Personal information

Oblt. Peter Gerlach was one of the youngest U-boat commanders during WWII when he left for his patrol with U-223 from Toulon, France on 19 Jan 1944. He was 21 years old at the time. He brought his boat back to base 25 days later but was lost on his second patrol with the same boat on 30 May 1944.

Patrol info for Peter Gerlach


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-223 19 Jan 1944  Toulon  12 Feb 1944  Toulon  Patrol 1,25 days
2. U-223 16 Mar 1944  Toulon  30 Mar 1944  Sunk  Patrol 2,15 days
2 patrols, 40 days at sea

Ships hit by Peter Gerlach

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
30 Mar 1944U-223 HMS Laforey (G 99)1,935br
 1,935

1 ship sunk (1,935 tons).

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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.

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