Günter Gretschel
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 36)
Successes
2 ships sunk for a total of 11,811 GRT |
| Born | 26 Oct 1914 | | Scheibe, Glatz, Silesia |
| Died | 9 Nov 1943 | (29) | North Atlantic |
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| 3 Apr 1936 | Offiziersanwärter | | 10 Sep 1936 | Seekadett | | 1 Oct 1940 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-59 | 17 Apr 1941 | Dec, 1941 | No war patrols |
| U-707 | 1 Jul 1942 | 9 Nov 1943 (+) | 3 patrols (128 days) |
Patrol info for Günter Gretschel
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-707 |
12 Jan 1943 | Kiel |
8 Mar 1943 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 1, | 56 days | |
| 2. |
U-707 |
12 Apr 1943 | St. Nazaire |
31 May 1943 | Bordeaux |
Patrol 2, | 50 days | |
| 3. |
U-707 |
12 Oct 1943 | Bordeaux |
13 Oct 1943 | La Pallice |
| 2 days | |
| 4. |
U-707 |
19 Oct 1943 | La Pallice |
9 Nov 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 3, | 22 days | |
| 3 patrols, 128 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Günter Gretschel
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.
