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Re: U 457
Posted by: FAlmeida ()
Date: February 25, 2009 08:08PM

Brandenburg, Karl
25-07-1906
Tribsees / Kreis Grimmen / Reg. Bez. Stettin / Preußische Provinz Pommern
Linien Seeoffizier Eintritt in Reichsmarine / Kriegsmarine, Crew 1924 [Dienstzeiten 31/03/1924-16/09/1942]

01-08-1939 Korvettenkapitän
01-04-1943 Fregattenkapitän [nach dem Tod] (after death)

15-02-1941 Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (when serving as Kdr. Marineartillerieabteilung 204. 09/40-03/41)
08-09-1942 U-Boots-Kriegsabzeichen 1939 (when serving as Kdt. "U 457" 11/41-09/42)08-09-1942 Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse (when serving as Kdt. "U 457" 11/41-09/42)

Leichter Kreuzer "Königsberg", Leichter Kreuzer "Nürnberg", Schwerer Kreuzer "Admiral Scheer", Mar. Art. Abt. 204 / Marine-Artillerie-Regiment 22

31/03/1941-30/05/1941 zur Verfügung U-Boot-Waffe / BdU Befehlshaber der U-Boote Org., U-Bootsausbildung 1. Unterseeboots-Lehr-Division, Pillau. (At disposal of U-Boat service. U-Boat Training Course)
03/06/1941-20/07/1941 U.T.O-Lehrgang Torpedoschule, Flensburg-Mürwik. (Torpedos Training Course)
21/07/1941-31/08/1941 zur Verfügung 1. U-Flottille, Brest. (At disposal)01/09/1941-05/10/1941 KSL 24. U-Flottille, Memel. (U-Boat Commander Torpedo Shooting Course)
06/10/1941-04/11/1941 Baubelehrung "U 457" Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel-Gaarden / 1. K.L.A., Kiel-Gaarden. (Instruction in the final stage of construction in shipyard)
05/11/1941-16/09/1942 Kommandant "U 457" / 6. U-Flottille, Danzig u. 11. U-Flottille, Bergen. (Commander. Completed two war patrols 50 days at sea, made two transit sailings 8 days, made one aborted patrol 5 days and made one war patrol without return 7 days. Sank 1 cargo ship 7.191 GRT, sank 1 tanker 8.402 GRT and damaged 1 tanker 8.939 GRT)
16-09-1942 Getötet mit allen 44 Mannschaft Mitgliedern von U 457 gesunken in den Barents See nordöstlich von Murmansk-Russland, in Position 75°05´ N x 43°15´ O, durch Wasserbomben vom britischen Zerstörer "HMS Impulsive". (Killed with all 44 crew members of U 457sunk in the Barents Sea North-East of Murmansk-Russia, 75°05´ N x 43°15´ E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Impulsive D 11.)

Cheers, Fernando

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