Gerhard Groth
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37a)
Successes
1 ship sunk for a total of 40 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 40 GRT |
| Born | 20 Aug 1917 | | Mexico City |
| Died | 10 Apr 1997 | (79) | Mexico City, Mexico |
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Gerhard Groth
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| 3 Apr 1937 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 May 1938 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1939 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Aug 1939 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Sep 1941 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Mar 1944 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-143 | 8 Apr 1942 | 14 Dec 1942 | No war patrols |
| U-958 | 14 Jan 1943 | 25 Apr 1945 | 3 patrols (122 days) |
| U-397 | 26 Apr 1945 | 5 May 1945 | No war patrols |
Patrol info for Gerhard Groth
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-958 |
6 May 1944 | Kiel |
9 May 1944 | Stavanger |
| 4 days | |
| 2. |
U-958 |
22 May 1944 | Stavanger |
27 May 1944 | Bergen |
| 6 days | |
| 3. |
U-958 |
3 Jun 1944 | Bergen |
23 Jun 1944 | Bergen |
Patrol 1, | 21 days | |
| 4. |
U-958 |
3 Jul 1944 | Bergen |
3 Jul 1944 | Haugsund |
| 1 days | |
| 5. |
U-958 |
27 Jul 1944 | Haugsund |
1 Aug 1944 | Kiel |
| 6 days | |
| 6. |
U-958 |
3 Aug 1944 | Kiel |
5 Aug 1944 | Gotenhafen |
| 3 days | |
| 7. |
U-958 |
4 Sep 1944 | Gotenhafen |
5 Sep 1944 | Reval |
| 2 days | |
| 8. |
U-958 |
7 Sep 1944 | Reval |
11 Oct 1944 | Danzig |
Patrol 2, | 35 days | |
| 9. |
U-958 |
13 Oct 1944 | Danzig |
17 Dec 1944 | Danzig |
Patrol 3, | 66 days | |
| 10. |
U-958 |
23 Mar 1945 | Danzig |
26 Mar 1945 | Kiel |
| 4 days | |
| 3 patrols, 122 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Gerhard Groth
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
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| 24 Oct 1944 | U-958 | | Linnea | 40 |  | fi | |
| 24 Oct 1944 | U-958 | | Piikkiö (d.) | 40 | | fi | |
| | 80 | |
1 ship sunk (40 tons) and 1 ship damaged (40 tons). Legend
(d.) means the ship was damaged. |
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.
