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Günther Seibicke

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 32)


Successes
6 ships sunk for a total of 36,208 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 291 tons (lost aboard transport ships)
2 ships damaged for a total of 15,575 GRT

Born  30 Aug 1911 Eggersdorf, Lebus
Died  26 May 1943(31)North Atlantic west of Cape Ortegal


Günther Seibicke

Ranks

1 Jan 1934Fähnrich zur See
1 Sep 1935Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1936Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1937Oberleutnant zur See
1 Apr 1940Kapitänleutnant
1 Jun 1943Korvettenkapitän (posthumous)

Decorations

17 Sep 1939Iron Cross 2nd Class
16 May 1940Iron Cross 1st Class
24 Apr 1942U-boat War Badge 1939
27 Mar 1943Knights Cross

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-436 27 Sep 1941 26 May 1943  (+)  8 patrols (214 days) 

Personal information

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Kapitänleutnant Günther Seibicke

Günther Seibicke began his naval career in August 1932. This was four months later than usual, due to an accident in which the German sailing school ship Niobe sank in June 1932 after capsizing. Most of the cadets (27 men) of Crew 1932 died in this accident; therefore, a few young men from all over Germany were selected to replace them.

After serving on the light cruiser Königsberg, Seibicke served for more than four years on several minesweepers, starting in 1936. In the first year of the war he received both Iron Crosses. In April 1941 he transferred to the U-boat force and after the usual training he commissioned U-436 in September 1941.

He made eight patrols with the boat, mostly in the Arctic Sea and in the North Atlantic, before U-436 was sunk with all hands in May 1943.

Patrol info for Günther Seibicke


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-436 2 Feb 1942  Kiel  17 Feb 1942  Kirkenes  Patrol 1,16 days
2. U-436 26 Feb 1942  Kirkenes  24 Mar 1942  Kirkenes  Patrol 2,27 days
3. U-436 7 Apr 1942  Kirkenes  20 Apr 1942  Kirkenes  Patrol 3,14 days
4. U-436 29 Apr 1942  Kirkenes  4 May 1942  Trondheim  Patrol 4,6 days
5. U-436 12 May 1942  Trondheim  27 May 1942  Skjomenfjord  Patrol 5,16 days
6. U-436 30 May 1942  Skjomenfjord  1 Jun 1942  Trondheim   3 days
7. U-436 7 Jun 1942  Trondheim  11 Jun 1942  Kiel   5 days
8. U-436 12 Jun 1942  Kiel  13 Jun 1942  Danzig   2 days
9. U-436 20 Sep 1942  Danzig  21 Sep 1942  Kiel   2 days
10. U-436 6 Oct 1942  Kiel  12 Nov 1942  Lorient  Patrol 6,38 days
11. U-436 17 Dec 1942  Lorient  19 Feb 1943  St. Nazaire  Patrol 7,65 days
12. U-436 25 Apr 1943  St. Nazaire  26 May 1943  Sunk  Patrol 8,32 days
8 patrols, 214 days at sea

Ships hit by Günther Seibicke


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
1 Mar, 1942 U-436 RT-19 Komintern577  sj  
13 Apr, 1942 U-436 Kiev5,823  sj  QP-10 
27 Oct, 1942 U-436 Frontenac7,350  nw  HX-212 damaged
27 Oct, 1942 U-436 Gurney E. Newlin8,225  am  HX-212 damaged
27 Oct, 1942 U-436 HMS LCT-2281 [Trans.]291  br  HX-212 
27 Oct, 1942 U-436 Sourabaya10,107  br  HX-212 
29 Oct, 1942 U-436 Barrwhin4,998  br  HX-212 
 
8 Jan, 1943 U-436 Albert L. Ellsworth8,309  nw  TM-1 
8 Jan, 1943 U-436 Oltenia II6,394  br  TM-1 
 52,074

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.
[Trans.] indicates the vessel was lost while being transported on another vessel.


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