Günther Lorentz
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 32)
Successes
1 ship sunk for a total of 3.840 GRT |
| Born | 23 Oct, 1913 | Flensburg |
| Died | 17 Jan, 1989 | |
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| 1 Mar, 1942 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-10 | 10 Oct, 1939 | - | 2 Jan, 1940 | No war patrols |
| U-63 | 18 Jan, 1940 | - | 25 Feb, 1940 | 1 patrol (9 days) |
Personal information
On Jan 3, 1940 Günther Lorentz was assigned to the U-63 then being built at Deutsche Werke in Kiel. He formally took command on the 18th when the boat was commissioned.
Patrol info
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | |
| 1. |
U-63
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17 Feb, 1940 | Helgoland | 25 Feb, 1940 | Sunk | Patrol, | 9 days |
Ships hit by Günther Lorentz
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * |
| 24 Feb, 1940 | U-63 | Santos | 3.840 |  | sw | | |
| | 3.840 | |
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. |
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