Otto Harms
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 33)
Successes
1 ship sunk for a total of 5,408 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 16,923 GRT |
| Born | 22 Apr 1909 | | Stralsund |
| Died | 25 Feb 1980 | (70) | |
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Otto Harms
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| 1 Apr 1933 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1934 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1936 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1936 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Jun 1938 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Jan 1941 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-6 | 27 Nov 1939 | 17 Jan 1940 | No war patrols |
| U-56 | 22 Jan 1940 | 13 Oct 1940 | 7 patrols (149 days) |
| U-121 | Oct, 1940 | 5 Nov 1940 | No war patrols |
| U-464 | 30 Apr 1942 | 20 Aug 1942 | 1 patrol (7 days) |
Patrol info for Otto Harms
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-56 |
27 Jan 1940 | Kiel |
17 Feb 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
Patrol 1, | 22 days | |
| 2. |
U-56 |
4 Mar 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
5 Mar 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
| 2 days | |
| 3. |
U-56 |
14 Mar 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
20 Mar 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
Patrol 2, | 7 days | |
| 4. |
U-56 |
4 Apr 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
26 Apr 1940 | Kiel |
Patrol 3, | 23 days | |
| 5. |
U-56 |
21 May 1940 | Kiel |
14 Jun 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
Patrol 4, | 25 days | |
| 6. |
U-56 |
29 Jun 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
21 Jul 1940 | Lorient |
Patrol 5, | 23 days | |
| 7. |
U-56 |
25 Jul 1940 | Lorient |
14 Aug 1940 | Lorient |
Patrol 6, | 21 days | |
| 8. |
U-56 |
19 Aug 1940 | Lorient |
15 Sep 1940 | Kiel |
Patrol 7, | 28 days | |
| 9. |
U-464 |
4 Aug 1942 | Kiel |
9 Aug 1942 | Bergen |
| 6 days | |
| 10. |
U-464 |
14 Aug 1942 | Bergen |
20 Aug 1942 | Sunk |
Patrol 8, | 7 days | |
| 8 patrols, 156 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Otto Harms
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.
