The Men - U-boat Commanders

Kurt Böhme

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37b)



No ships sunk or damaged.


Born  21 Jan 1917 Elberfeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Died  16 Jul 1984(67)


Kriegsmarine Crew photo

Ranks

9 Oct 1937Offiziersanwärter
1 Apr 1939Fähnrich zur See
1 Mar 1940Oberfähnrich zur See
1 May 1940Leutnant zur See
1 Apr 1942Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jan 1945Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

10 Oct 1941Iron Cross 2nd Class
18 Dec 1941U-boat War Badge 1939
1943Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

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U-450 12 Sep 1942 10 Mar 1944   3 patrols (78 days) 

Patrol info for Kurt Böhme


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-450 27 May 1943  Kiel  22 Jun 1943  Brest  Patrol 1,27 days
2. U-450 18 Sep 1943  Brest  19 Sep 1943  Brest   2 days
3. U-450 29 Sep 1943  Brest  30 Sep 1943  Brest   2 days
4. U-450 7 Oct 1943  Brest  8 Oct 1943  Brest   2 days
5. U-450 14 Oct 1943  Brest  15 Oct 1943  Brest  Patrol 2,2 days
6. U-450 17 Oct 1943  Brest  8 Nov 1943  Toulon  Patrol 2,23 days
7. U-450 14 Feb 1944  Toulon  10 Mar 1944  Sunk  Patrol 3,26 days
3 patrols, 78 days at sea

Ships hit by Kurt Böhme

No entries found.


About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.

Media links


German U-boat Commanders of World War II
Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim

Listing of all U-boat commanders