The Men - U-boat Commanders

Kurt Lange

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 22)


Successes
2 ships sunk, total tonnage 12,063 GRT
1 ship damaged, total tonnage 10,195 GRT

Born  12 Aug 1903 Magdeburg
Died  1995


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Ranks

1 Feb 1942Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

 Iron Cross 2nd Class
 Iron Cross 1st Class
11 Oct 1944German Cross in Gold

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-530 14 Oct 1942 Jan, 1945   6 patrols (369 days) 

Patrol info for Kurt Lange


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-530 20 Feb 1943  Kiel  22 Apr 1943  Lorient  Patrol 1,62 days
2. U-530 29 May 1943  Lorient  3 Jul 1943  Bordeaux  Patrol 2,36 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 3,3 days
5. U-530 3 Oct 1943  La Pallice  5 Oct 1943  La Pallice  Patrol 4,3 days
6. U-530 17 Oct 1943  La Pallice  22 Feb 1944  Lorient  Patrol 5,129 days
7. U-530 22 May 1944  Lorient  4 Oct 1944  Flensburg  Patrol 6,136 days
6 patrols, 369 days at sea

Ships hit by Kurt Lange

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
9 Mar 1943U-530 Milos3,058swSC-121
5 Apr 1943U-530 Sunoil9,005amHX-231
26 Dec 1943U-530 Chapultepec (d.)10,195am
 22,258

2 ships sunk (12,063 tons) and 1 ship damaged (10,195 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.

Media links


German U-boat Commanders of World War II
Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim

Listing of all U-boat commanders