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Eberhard Hoffmann

Fregattenkapitän (Crew 25)

Successes
2 ships sunk for a total of 8.396 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 358 GRT
3 ships damaged for a total of 14.499 GRT
1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 7.252 GRT

Born	16 May, 1907	Diedenhofen
Died	27 Sep, 1942	Bay of Biscay

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Ranks

1 Nov, 1939	Korvettenkapitän
1 Sep, 1942	Fregattenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-165

3 Feb, 1942

27 Sep, 1942 (+)

1 patrol (52 days)

Patrol info

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-165	7 Aug, 1942	Kiel	27 Sep, 1942	Sunk	Patrol,	52 days

Ships hit by Eberhard Hoffmann

Date	Boat	Name of ship	Tons	Nat.		Convoy	Fate *
28 Aug, 1942	U-165	Arlyn	3.304		am	SG-6	damaged
28 Aug, 1942	U-165	USS Laramie (AO 16)	7.252		am	SG-6	damaged
6 Sep, 1942	U-165	Aeas	4.729		gr	QS-33
7 Sep, 1942	U-165	HMCS Raccoon	358		ca	QS-33
16 Sep, 1942	U-165	Essex Lance	6.625		br	SQ-36	damaged
16 Sep, 1942	U-165	Joannis	3.667		gr	SQ-36
16 Sep, 1942	U-165	Pan York	4.570		am	SQ-36	damaged
			30.505
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.