Hans Kolbus

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born

5 Oct 1919

Löhne, Westphalia

Hans Kolbus in the center.

Ranks

1 Oct 1938		Offiziersanwärter
1 Jul 1939		Seekadett
1 Dec 1939		Fähnrich zur See
1 Aug 1940		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1941		Leutnant zur See
1 Jan 1943		Oberleutnant zur See

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-421	13 Jan 1943	29 Apr 1944	2 patrols (107 days)
U-596	Jul, 1944	8 Sep 1944	1 patrol (35 days)
U-407	9 Sep 1944	19 Sep 1944	1 patrol (11 days)

Patrol info for Hans Kolbus

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-421	6 Nov 1943	Kiel	8 Jan 1944	Brest	Patrol 1,	64 days
2.	U-421	19 Feb 1944	Brest	1 Apr 1944	Toulon	Patrol 2,	43 days
3.	U-596	29 Jul 1944	Pola	1 Sep 1944	Salamis	Patrol 3,	35 days
4.	U-407	9 Sep 1944	Salamis	19 Sep 1944	Sunk	Patrol 4,	11 days
4 patrols, 153 days at sea

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.