Max Kruschka
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37b)
Successes
3 ships sunk for a total of 14,046 GRT |
| Born | 7 May 1919 | | Schleswig |
| Died | 12 Apr 1948 | (28) | |
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| 9 Oct 1937 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Apr 1939 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Mar 1940 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 May 1940 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1942 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Jan 1945 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-621 | 4 Dec 1942 | 7 May 1944 | 6 patrols (241 days) |
Personal information
Max Kruschka died on the fishing vessel Senator Predohl on 12 April 1948.
Patrol info for Max Kruschka
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-621 |
5 Dec 1942 | Brest |
5 Jan 1943 | Brest |
Patrol 1, | 32 days | |
| 2. |
U-621 |
1 Feb 1943 | Brest |
23 Mar 1943 | Brest |
Patrol 2, | 51 days | |
| 3. |
U-621 |
22 Apr 1943 | Brest |
3 Jun 1943 | Brest |
Patrol 3, | 43 days | |
| 4. |
U-621 |
22 Aug 1943 | Brest |
28 Sep 1943 | Brest |
Patrol 4, | 38 days | |
| 5. |
U-621 |
6 Jan 1944 | Brest |
23 Jan 1944 | Brest |
Patrol 5, | 18 days | |
| 6. |
U-621 |
21 Feb 1944 | Brest |
19 Apr 1944 | Brest |
Patrol 6, | 59 days | |
| 6 patrols, 241 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Max Kruschka
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.
