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Gerhard Remus

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)


Successes
4 ships sunk for a total of 24,944 GRT

Born  10 May 1916 Schneidemühl

Ranks

3 Apr 1936Offiziersanwärter
10 Sep 1936Seekadett
1 Apr 1943Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-34 20 Nov 1941 15 Jun 1942   No war patrols 
U-566 25 Jul 1942 24 Jan 1943   2 patrols (66 days) 
U-2364 Apr, 1945 5 May 1945   No war patrols 

Patrol info for Gerhard Remus


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-566 6 Aug 1942  Brest  5 Sep 1942  Brest  Patrol 1,31 days
2. U-566 28 Oct 1942  Brest  1 Dec 1942  Brest  Patrol 2,35 days
2 patrols, 66 days at sea

Ships hit by Gerhard Remus

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
17 Aug 1942U-566 Triton6,607nwSL-118
28 Aug 1942U-566 City of Cardiff5,661brSL-119
28 Aug 1942U-566 Zuiderkerk8,424nlSL-119
7 Nov 1942U-566 Glenlea4,252brON-142
 24,944

4 ships sunk (24,944 tons).

Legend
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About ranks and decorations
Ranks shown in italics are our database inserts based on the rank dates of his crew comrades. The officers of each crew would normally have progressed through the lower ranks at the same rate.

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