Ludwig Franz

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37b)



No ships sunk or damaged.


Born  30 Jan 1918 Rüstringen
Died  5 Sep 1944(26)Kara Sea


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Ranks

28 Jun 1938 Seekadett
1 May 1940 Leutnant zur See
1 Apr 1942 Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-362 4 Feb 1943 5 Sep 1944  (+)  5 patrols (93 days) 

Per Rangliste, Franz was part of Crew 1937b and not Crew 1937a as is incorrectly stated in many sources.

Patrol info for Ludwig Franz

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-362 6 Feb 1944  Kiel  10 Feb 1944  Bergen  Patrol 1,5 days
2. U-362 14 Feb 1944  Bergen  28 Feb 1944  Hammerfest  Patrol 1,15 days
3. U-362 29 Feb 1944  Hammerfest  1 Mar 1944  Narvik   2 days
4. U-362 9 Mar 1944  Narvik  12 Mar 1944  Trondheim   4 days
5. U-362 5 Apr 1944  Trondheim  7 Apr 1944  Narvik   3 days
6. U-362 8 Apr 1944  Narvik  13 Apr 1944  Trondheim  Patrol 2,6 days
7. U-362 14 May 1944  Trondheim  7 Jun 1944  Skjomenfjord  Patrol 3,25 days
8. U-362 14 Jul 1944  Skjomenfjord  20 Jul 1944  Hammerfest  Patrol 4,7 days
9. U-362 2 Aug 1944  Hammerfest  5 Sep 1944  Sunk  Patrol 5,35 days
5 patrols, 93 days at sea

Media links


German U-boat Commanders of World War II

Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim

Listing of all U-boat commanders


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