Kurt Nölke

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 35)


Successes
2 ships sunk for a total of 12,376 GRT

Born  5 Sep 1914 Hannover
Died  20 Jan 1944(29)Bay of Biscay

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Kurt Nölke
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Ranks

1 Jan 1944Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-20 5 Dec 1941 27 Mar 1942   No war patrols 
U-263 6 May 1942 20 Jan 1944  (+)  2 patrols (36 days) 
U-584 20 Dec 1942 11 Feb 1943   1 patrol (44 days) 

Personal information

Kurt Nölke commanded the U-263 from May 6 1942 until its loss on 20 Jan 1944. The boat was heavily damaged by aircraft on 24 Nov 1942 and was decommissioned the following month while undergoing extensive repairs for one year. During that time Nölke as still officially in command of the unmanned boat-in-repair but was also engaged elsewhere.

He took temporary command of the U-584 from Deecke on 20 Dec 1942 and completed one patrol with that boat.

Nölke died with his entire crew of 51 men when his U-263 was lost in the Bay of Biscay only two days out on its first patrol after the long repairs. The boat had reported that an external fuel tank had collapsed during deep dive trials and that the boat needed immediate help. Search for the boat and its crew were unsuccessful.

Patrol info for Kurt Nölke


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-263 27 Oct 1942  Kiel  29 Nov 1942  La Pallice  Patrol 1,34 days
2. U-584 30 Dec 1942  Brest  11 Feb 1943  Brest  Patrol 2,44 days
3. U-263 19 Jan 1944  La Pallice  20 Jan 1944  Sunk  Patrol 3,2 days
3 patrols, 80 days at sea

Ships hit by Kurt Nölke

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
20 Nov 1942U-263 Grangepark5,132brKMS-3
20 Nov 1942U-263 Prins Harald7,244nwKMS-3
 12,376

2 ships sunk (12,376 tons).

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