Erich Mäder
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
Successes
1 warship sunk for a total of 1,920 tons |
| Born | 3 Oct 1915 | | Beuchlitz, Halle, Saxony |
| Died | 20 Oct 1943 | (28) | Central North Atlantic |
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Erich Mäder
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| 3 Apr 1936 | Offiziersanwärter | | 10 Sep 1936 | Seekadett | | 1 May 1937 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1938 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1938 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1940 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Aug 1943 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-378 | 12 Oct 1942 | 20 Oct 1943 (+) | 4 patrols (149 days) |
Patrol info for Erich Mäder
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-378 |
17 Oct 1942 | Skjomenford |
19 Oct 1942 | Trondheim |
| 3 days | |
| 2. |
U-378 |
7 Nov 1942 | Trondheim |
9 Nov 1942 | Skjomenford |
| 3 days | |
| 3. |
U-378 |
11 Nov 1942 | Skjomenford |
12 Dec 1942 | Narvik |
Patrol 1, | 32 days | |
| 4. |
U-378 |
15 Dec 1942 | Narvik |
17 Dec 1942 | Trondheim |
| 3 days | |
| 5. |
U-378 |
7 Mar 1943 | Trondheim |
12 Mar 1943 | Hammerfest |
| 6 days | |
| 6. |
U-378 |
15 Mar 1943 | Hammerfest |
1 Apr 1943 | Trondheim |
Patrol 2, | 18 days | |
| 7. |
U-378 |
12 Apr 1943 | Trondheim |
4 Jun 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 3, | 54 days | |
| 8. |
U-378 |
6 Sep 1943 | La Pallice |
20 Oct 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 4, | 45 days | |
| 4 patrols, 149 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Erich Mäder
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
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| 8 Oct 1943 | U-378 |  | ORP Orkan | 1,920 |  | po | SC-143 |
| | 1,920 | |
1 ship sunk (1,920 tons). Legend
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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.
