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Günther Pfeffer

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 34)


Successes
4 ships sunk for a total of 22.304 GRT

Born  23 Oct, 1914Berlin
Died  25 Apr, 1966Bonn

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Günther Pfeffer
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Ranks

1 Mar, 1942Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-675 Jun, 1941 - 2 Jul, 1941  No war patrols 
U-17125 Oct, 1941 - 9 Oct, 1942  1 patrol (115 days) 
U-17019 Jan, 1943 - Jul, 1944  3 patrols (270 days) 
U-548Aug, 1944 - Nov, 1944  2 patrols (52 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-171 17 Jun, 1942  Kiel 9 Oct, 1942  Sunk Patrol,115 days
2. U-170 27 May, 1943  Kiel 9 Jul, 1943  Lorient Patrol,44 days
3. U-170 29 Aug, 1943  Lorient 23 Dec, 1943  Lorient Patrol,117 days
4. U-170 9 Feb, 1944  Lorient 27 May, 1944  Lorient Patrol,109 days
5. U-548 11 Aug, 1944  Lorient 25 Sep, 1944  Bergen Patrol,46 days
6. U-548 27 Sep, 1944  Bergen 28 Sep, 1944  Hölen  2 days
7. U-548 7 Oct, 1944  Hölen 12 Oct, 1944  Flensburg Patrol,6 days

6 patrols, 437 days at sea

Ships hit by Günther Pfeffer


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
26 Jul, 1942 U-171Oaxaca4.351 me 
13 Aug, 1942 U-171R.M. Parker Jr.6.779 am 
4 Sep, 1942 U-171Amatlan6.511 me 
 
23 Oct, 1943 U-170Campos4.663 bz 
 22.304

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


Books dealing with this subject include:

Kameraden zur See, Pfefferle, Ernst, 1996


Decorations and ranks information is in many cases not complete. If you can help on any of those missing that would be great.

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