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Kurt Lange

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 22)


Successes
2 ships sunk for a total of 12.063 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 10.195 GRT

Born  12 Aug, 1903Magdeburg
Died  1995

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Kurt Lange
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Ranks

1 Feb, 1942Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-53014 Oct, 1942 - Jan, 1945  6 patrols (369 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-530 20 Feb, 1943  Kiel 22 Apr, 1943  Lorient Patrol,62 days
2. U-530 29 May, 1943  Lorient 3 Jul, 1943  Bordeaux Patrol,36 days
3. U-530 21 Sep, 1943  Bordeaux 21 Sep, 1943  La Pallice  1 days
4. U-530 27 Sep, 1943  La Pallice 29 Sep, 1943  La Pallice Patrol,3 days
5. U-530 3 Oct, 1943  La Pallice 5 Oct, 1943  La Pallice Patrol,3 days
6. U-530 17 Oct, 1943  La Pallice 22 Feb, 1944  Lorient Patrol,129 days
7. U-530 22 May, 1944  Lorient 4 Oct, 1944  Flensburg Patrol,136 days

6 patrols, 369 days at sea

Ships hit by Kurt Lange


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
9 Mar, 1943 U-530Milos3.058 sw SC-121 
5 Apr, 1943 U-530Sunoil9.005 am HX-231 
26 Dec, 1943 U-530Chapultepec10.195 am damaged
 22.258

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


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