Oskar Herwartz
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)
Successes
1 ship sunk for a total of 8.261 GRT |
| Born | 1 Jan, 1915 | Hildesheim |
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Oskar Herwartz
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| 1 Dec, 1942 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-843 | 24 Mar, 1943 | - | 9 Apr, 1945 | 4 patrols (295 days) |
Personal information
Oskar apparently passed away at his home near Bonn in 2002.
Patrol info
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | |
| 1. |
U-843
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7 Oct, 1943 | Kiel | 12 Oct, 1943 | Trondheim | | 6 days |
| 2. |
U-843
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15 Oct, 1943 | Trondheim | 15 Dec, 1943 | Lorient | Patrol, | 62 days |
| 3. |
U-843
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19 Feb, 1944 | Lorient | 11 Jun, 1944 | Batavia | Patrol, | 114 days |
| 4. |
U-843
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13 Jun, 1944 | Batavia | 15 Jun, 1944 | Singapur | | 3 days |
| 5. |
U-843
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1 Nov, 1944 | Singapur | 1 Nov, 1944 | Batavia | | 1 days |
| 6. |
U-843
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10 Dec, 1944 | Batavia | 3 Apr, 1945 | Bergen | Patrol, | 115 days |
| 7. |
U-843
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6 Apr, 1945 | Bergen | 9 Apr, 1945 | Sunk | Patrol, | 4 days |
| 4 patrols, 295 days at sea |
Ships hit by Oskar Herwartz
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * |
| 8 Apr, 1944 | U-843 | Nebraska | 8.261 |  | br | OS-71 | |
| | 8.261 | |
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. |
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