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Harald Grosse

Fregattenkapitän (Crew 25)


Successes
5 ships sunk for a total of 13,298 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 8,022 GRT

Born  17 Nov 1906 Mainz
Died  23 Feb 1940(33)west of Orkneys

Ranks

1 Nov 1939Korvettenkapitän
1 Jun 1940Fregattenkapitän (posthumous)

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-8 13 Aug 1935 3 Nov 1936   No war patrols 
U-34 4 Nov 1936 22 Dec 1936   No war patrols 
U-22 23 Dec 1936 4 Oct 1937   No war patrols 
U-53 15 Jan 1940 23 Feb 1940  (+)  1 patrol (22 days) 

Patrol info for Harald Grosse


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-53 2 Feb 1940  Wilhelmshaven  23 Feb 1940  Sunk  Patrol 1,22 days

Ships hit by Harald Grosse

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
11 Feb 1940U-53 Imperial Transport (d.)8,022br
11 Feb 1940U-53 Snestad4,114nw
12 Feb 1940U-53 Dalarö3,927sw
13 Feb 1940U-53 Norna1,022sw
14 Feb 1940U-53 Martin Goldschmidt2,095da
18 Feb 1940U-53 Banderas2,140sp
 21,320

5 ships sunk (13,298 tons) and 1 ship damaged (8,022 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.


Books dealing with this subject include:

Die deutschen Hilfskreuzer im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Brennecke, Jochen, 1991.

Listing of all U-boat commanders