Wolfgang Kaufmann
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 33)
Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 2,983 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 10,356 GRT 1 warship a total loss for a total of 625 tons |
| Born | 23 Jun 1912 | | Würzburg |
| Died | 27 Mar 1963 | (50) | |
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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 Dec 1940 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-9 | 11 Jun 1940 | 20 Oct 1940 | No war patrols |
| U-19 | 21 Oct 1940 | 8 Nov 1940 | No war patrols |
| U-79 | 13 Mar 1941 | 23 Dec 1941 | 6 patrols (102 days) |
Patrol info for Wolfgang Kaufmann
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-79 |
5 Jun 1941 | Kiel |
5 Jul 1941 | Lorient |
Patrol 1, | 31 days | |
| 2. |
U-79 |
21 Jul 1941 | Lorient |
16 Aug 1941 | Lorient |
Patrol 2, | 27 days | |
| 3. |
U-79 |
14 Sep 1941 | Lorient |
18 Sep 1941 | Lorient |
Patrol 3, | 5 days | |
| 4. |
U-79 |
28 Sep 1941 | Lorient |
23 Oct 1941 | Salamis |
Patrol 4, | 26 days | |
| 5. |
U-79 |
29 Nov 1941 | Salamis |
8 Dec 1941 | Salamis |
Patrol 5, | 10 days | |
| 6. |
U-79 |
21 Dec 1941 | Salamis |
23 Dec 1941 | Sunk |
Patrol 6, | 3 days | |
| 6 patrols, 102 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Wolfgang Kaufmann
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.