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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, 1901Hildesheim
Died  6 Aug, 1942Cape Ortegal

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Ernst-August Rehwinkel
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Ranks

1 Feb, 1939Korvettenkapitän
1 Aug, 1942Fregattenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-57810 Jul, 1941 - 6 Aug, 1942 (+)  5 patrols (133 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-578 28 Oct, 1941  Kiel2 Nov, 1941  Trondheim 6 days
2. U-578 5 Nov, 1941  Trondheim8 Nov, 1941  Kirkenes 4 days
3. U-578 19 Nov, 1941  Kirkenes27 Nov, 1941  KirkenesPatrol9 days
4. U-578 29 Nov, 1941  Kirkenes4 Dec, 1941  Bergen 6 days
5. U-578 6 Dec, 1941  Bergen10 Dec, 1941  Kiel 5 days
6. U-578 15 Jan, 1942  Kiel28 Jan, 1942  St. NazairePatrol14 days
7. U-578 3 Feb, 1942  St. Nazaire25 Mar, 1942  St. NazairePatrol51 days
8. U-578 7 May, 1942  St. Nazaire3 Jul, 1942  St. NazairePatrol58 days
9. U-578 6 Aug, 1942  St. Nazaire6 Aug, 1942  SunkPatrol1 days

Ships hit by Ernst-August Rehwinkel


DateBoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
27 Feb, 1942 U-578R.P. Resor7.451 am 
28 Feb, 1942 U-578USS Jacob Jones (DD 130)1.090 am 
12 Mar, 1942 U-578Ingerto3.089 nw 
27 May, 1942 U-578Polyphemus6.269 nl 
2 Jun, 1942 U-578Berganger6.826 nw 
 24.725

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


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