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Klaus Popp

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)


Successes
1 ship sunk for a total of 3.157 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 520 GRT

Born  30 May, 1917Berlin

Ranks

1 Aug, 1942Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-14010 Dec, 1941 - 1 Sep, 1942  No war patrols 
U-5529 Sep, 1942 - 10 Jul, 1944  5 patrols (307 days) 
U-30065 Oct, 1944 - 5 Oct, 1944  No war patrols 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-552 10 Sep, 1942  St. Nazaire15 Dec, 1942  St. NazairePatrol97 days
2. U-552 4 Apr, 1943  St. Nazaire13 Jun, 1943  St. NazairePatrol71 days
3. U-552 3 Oct, 1943  St. Nazaire30 Nov, 1943  St. NazairePatrol59 days
4. U-552 8 Feb, 1944  St. Nazaire14 Feb, 1944  St. NazairePatrol7 days
5. U-552 16 Feb, 1944  St. Nazaire28 Apr, 1944  DanzigPatrol73 days

Ships hit by Klaus Popp


DateBoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
19 Sep, 1942 U-552HMS Alouette (FY 101)520 br 
3 Dec, 1942 U-552Wallsend3.157 br ON-146 
 3.677

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


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