Werner Sass
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37b)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 16 Jan 1916 | | Okahandja, South-West Africa |
| Died | 12 Feb 1945 | (29) | Gulf of Finland |
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Kriegsmarine Crew photo
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| 9 Oct 1937 | | Offiziersanwärter | | 28 Jun 1938 | | Seekadett | | 1 Apr 1939 | | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Mar 1940 | | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 May 1940 | | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1942 | | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Jan 1945 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-676 | 4 Aug 1943 | 12 Feb 1945 (+) | 2 patrols (77 days) |
Wrecks of U-676 and U-745 discovered
In late 2012 the Finnish diving team 'Badewanne' reported that, after 10 years of searching, they had found both U-676 and U-745 in the Gulf of Finland south of Hanko. Both boats went missing in early 1945 with all hands lost. The boats were apparently victims of the minefield Vantaa 3, laid by the Finnish minelayers Louhi and Routsinsalmi on 12 Jan 1945.
Patrol info for Werner Sass
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
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| 1. |
U-676 |
24 Aug 1944 | Kiel |
25 Aug 1944 | Danzig |
| 2 days | |
| 2. |
U-676 |
1 Sep 1944 | Danzig |
1 Sep 1944 | Gotenhafen |
| 1 days | |
| 3. |
U-676 |
3 Sep 1944 | Gotenhafen |
25 Oct 1944 | Danzig |
Patrol 1, | 53 days | |
| 4. |
U-676 |
20 Jan 1945 | Danzig |
12 Feb 1945 | Sunk |
Patrol 2, | 24 days | |
| 2 patrols, 77 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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