Walter Schug
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 34)
Successes 3 ships sunk, total tonnage 9,614 GRT 1 ship damaged, total tonnage 8,627 GRT |
Born | 22 Oct 1910 | | Cologne |
Died | 29 Nov 1943 | (33) | North Atlantic |

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8 Apr 1934 | | Offiziersanwärter | 1 Jul 1935 | | Fähnrich zur See | 1 Jan 1937 | | Oberfähnrich zur See | 1 Apr 1937 | | Leutnant zur See | 1 Apr 1939 | | Oberleutnant zur See | 1 Oct 1941 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
U-boat | From | To | |
U-86 | 8 Jul 1941 | 29 Nov 1943 (+) | 8 patrols (415 days) |
Patrol info for Walter Schug
| U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
1. |
U-86 |
7 Dec 1941 | Kiel |
22 Dec 1941 | Brest |
Patrol 1, | 16 days | |
2. |
U-86 |
27 Dec 1941 | Brest |
15 Feb 1942 | Brest |
Patrol 2, | 51 days | |
3. |
U-86 |
25 Mar 1942 | Brest |
26 May 1942 | Brest |
Patrol 3, | 63 days | |
4. |
U-86 |
2 Jul 1942 | Brest |
18 Sep 1942 | Brest |
Patrol 4, | 79 days | |
5. |
U-86 |
31 Oct 1942 | Brest |
7 Jan 1943 | Brest |
Patrol 5, | 69 days | |
6. |
U-86 |
24 Feb 1943 | Brest |
16 Apr 1943 | Brest |
Patrol 6, | 52 days | |
7. |
U-86 |
8 Jul 1943 | Brest |
11 Sep 1943 | Brest |
Patrol 7, | 66 days | |
8. |
U-86 |
30 Oct 1943 | Brest |
1 Nov 1943 | Brest |
| 3 days | |
9. |
U-86 |
11 Nov 1943 | Brest |
29 Nov 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 8, | 19 days | |
8 patrols, 415 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Walter Schug
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.