The Men - The Commander listing

Ralph Kapitzky

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)

Successes
4 ships sunk for a total of 27.231 GRT

Born	28 Jun, 1915	Dresden
Died	6 Aug, 1943	Caribbean Sea

U-boat Commands

U-615

26 Mar, 1942

7 Aug, 1943

4 patrols (221 days)

Personal information

Ralph Kapitzky fought a unique defense against several Allied aircraft in the Caribbean. Although his boat was lost his bravery allowed many U-boats to escape the trap that the Caribbean had become at that time. Kapitzky died on the bridge still directing the defense of the boat.

Patrol info

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-615	5 Sep, 1942	Kiel	30 Oct, 1942	La Pallice	Patrol,	56 days
2.	U-615	25 Nov, 1942	La Pallice	9 Jan, 1943	La Pallice	Patrol,	46 days
3.	U-615	18 Feb, 1943	La Pallice	20 Apr, 1943	La Pallice	Patrol,	62 days
4.	U-615	12 Jun, 1943	La Pallice	7 Aug, 1943	Sunk	Patrol,	57 days
					4 patrols, 221 days at sea

Ships hit by Ralph Kapitzky

Date	Boat	Name of ship	Tons	Nat.		Convoy	Fate *
11 Oct, 1942	U-615	El Lago	4.221		pa	ONS-136
23 Oct, 1942	U-615	Empire Star	12.656		br

11 Apr, 1943	U-615	Edward B. Dudley	7.177		am	HX-232
28 Jul, 1943	U-615	Rosalia	3.177		nl
			27.231
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.