Johannes Rodig
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 24 Mar 1917 | | Oschatz, Saxony |
| Died | 10 Apr 1945 | (28) | Bay of Biscay |
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Kriegsmarine crew book photo
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| 3 Apr 1936 | | Offiziersanwärter | | 10 Sep 1936 | | Seekadett | | 1 May 1937 | | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1938 | | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1940 | | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Jul 1943 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-878 | 14 Apr 1944 | 10 Apr 1945 (+) | 2 patrols (45 days) |
Crew of 1936
Johannes Rodig was one of the Kriegsmarine's famous Olympia Crew. This Crew chose the Olympic rings as their symbol (the 1936 Olympic games were held in Berlin). It was the largest Crew, and produced more U-boat commanders than any other – of the 164 who 'graduated', 140 took command during the war.
Patrol info for Johannes Rodig
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
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| 1. |
U-878 |
30 Jan 1945 | Kiel |
2 Feb 1945 | Horten |
| 4 days | |
| 2. |
U-878 |
9 Feb 1945 | Horten |
20 Mar 1945 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 1, | 40 days | |
| 3. |
U-878 |
6 Apr 1945 | St. Nazaire |
10 Apr 1945 | Sunk |
Patrol 2, | 5 days | |
| 2 patrols, 45 days at sea | |
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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