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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Peter Gerlach
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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-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 |
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| 30 Mar 1944 | U-223 |  | HMS Laforey (G 99) | 1,935 |  | br | |
| | 1,935 | |
1 ship sunk (1,935 tons). Legend
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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.
