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(40)Cape Ortegal

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Ernst-August Rehwinkel
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Ranks

1 Feb 1939Korvettenkapitän
1 Aug 1942Fregattenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-578 10 Jul 1941 6 Aug 1942  (+)  5 patrols (133 days) 

Patrol info for Ernst-August Rehwinkel


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-578 28 Oct 1941  Kiel  2 Nov 1941  Trondheim   6 days
2. U-578 5 Nov 1941  Trondheim  8 Nov 1941  Kirkenes   4 days
3. U-578 19 Nov 1941  Kirkenes  27 Nov 1941  Kirkenes  Patrol 1,9 days
4. U-578 29 Nov 1941  Kirkenes  4 Dec 1941  Bergen   6 days
5. U-578 6 Dec 1941  Bergen  10 Dec 1941  Kiel   5 days
6. U-578 15 Jan 1942  Kiel  28 Jan 1942  St. Nazaire  Patrol 2,14 days
7. U-578 3 Feb 1942  St. Nazaire  25 Mar 1942  St. Nazaire  Patrol 3,51 days
8. U-578 7 May 1942  St. Nazaire  3 Jul 1942  St. Nazaire  Patrol 4,58 days
9. U-578 6 Aug 1942  St. Nazaire  6 Aug 1942  Sunk  Patrol 5,1 days
5 patrols, 133 days at sea

Ships hit by Ernst-August Rehwinkel

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
27 Feb 1942U-578 R.P. Resor7,451am
28 Feb 1942U-578 USS Jacob Jones (DD 130)1,090am
12 Mar 1942U-578 Ingerto3,089nwON-70
27 May 1942U-578 Polyphemus6,269nl
2 Jun 1942U-578 Berganger6,826nw
 24,725

5 ships sunk (24,725 tons).

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