Ernst-August Rehwinkel
Fregattenkapitän (Crew 23)
Successes 4 ships sunk for a total of 23.635 GRT 1 warship sunk for a total of 1.090 tons |
| Born | 30 Oct, 1901 | Hildesheim |
| Died | 6 Aug, 1942 | Cape Ortegal |
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| 1 Feb, 1939 | Korvettenkapitän | | 1 Aug, 1942 | Fregattenkapitän |
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U-boat Commands
| U-578 | 10 Jul, 1941 | - | 6 Aug, 1942 (+) | 5 patrols (133 days) |
Patrol info
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | |
| 1. |
U-578
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28 Oct, 1941 | Kiel | 2 Nov, 1941 | Trondheim | | 6 days |
| 2. |
U-578
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5 Nov, 1941 | Trondheim | 8 Nov, 1941 | Kirkenes | | 4 days |
| 3. |
U-578
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19 Nov, 1941 | Kirkenes | 27 Nov, 1941 | Kirkenes | Patrol | 9 days |
| 4. |
U-578
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29 Nov, 1941 | Kirkenes | 4 Dec, 1941 | Bergen | | 6 days |
| 5. |
U-578
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6 Dec, 1941 | Bergen | 10 Dec, 1941 | Kiel | | 5 days |
| 6. |
U-578
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15 Jan, 1942 | Kiel | 28 Jan, 1942 | St. Nazaire | Patrol | 14 days |
| 7. |
U-578
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3 Feb, 1942 | St. Nazaire | 25 Mar, 1942 | St. Nazaire | Patrol | 51 days |
| 8. |
U-578
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7 May, 1942 | St. Nazaire | 3 Jul, 1942 | St. Nazaire | Patrol | 58 days |
| 9. |
U-578
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6 Aug, 1942 | St. Nazaire | 6 Aug, 1942 | Sunk | Patrol | 1 days |
Ships hit by Ernst-August Rehwinkel
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