Kurt Petersen
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
Successes
1 ship sunk for a total of 2,140 GRT |
| Born | 20 Sep 1916 | | Sonderburg |
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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 Apr 1943 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-541 | 24 Mar 1943 | 12 May 1945 | 4 patrols (316 days) |
Patrol info for Kurt Petersen
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-541 |
4 Nov 1943 | Kiel |
9 Jan 1944 | Lorient |
Patrol 1, | 67 days | |
| 2. |
U-541 |
29 Feb 1944 | Lorient |
22 Jun 1944 | Lorient |
Patrol 2, | 115 days | |
| 3. |
U-541 |
6 Aug 1944 | Lorient |
11 Nov 1944 | Flensburg |
Patrol 3, | 98 days | |
| 4. |
U-541 |
1 Apr 1945 | Kiel |
3 Apr 1945 | Horten |
| 3 days | |
| 5. |
U-541 |
7 Apr 1945 | Horten |
12 May 1945 | Gibraltar |
Patrol 4, | 36 days | |
| 4 patrols, 316 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Kurt Petersen
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
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| 3 Sep 1944 | U-541 | | Livingston | 2,140 |  | br | |
| | 2,140 | |
1 ship sunk (2,140 tons). |
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.
