The Men - U-boat Commanders

Günter La Baume

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 29)

Successes
1 ship sunk, total tonnage 5,082 GRT

Born	29 Apr 1911		Danzig
Died	1 Apr 1944	(32)	Barents Sea

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Ranks

1 Apr 1929		Offiziersanwärter
10 Oct 1929		Seekadett
1 Jan 1931		Fähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1933		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1933		Leutnant zur See
1 Jun 1935		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Aug 1938		Kapitänleutnant
1 Apr 1943		Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

6 Jun 1939		Spanish Cross in Bronze without Swords
30 Jan 1941		War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords
22 Jul 1942		U-boat War Badge 1939
22 Jul 1942		Iron Cross 2nd Class
6 Aug 1943		Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-355	29 Oct 1941	1 Apr 1944 (+)	9 patrols (211 days)

Patrol info for Günter La Baume

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-355	1 Jun 1942	Kiel	6 Jun 1942	Skjomenfjord		6 days
2.	U-355	16 Jun 1942	Skjomenfjord	12 Jul 1942	Narvik	Patrol 1,	27 days
3.	U-355	25 Jul 1942	Narvik	24 Aug 1942	Narvik	Patrol 2,	31 days
4.	U-355	26 Aug 1942	Narvik	29 Aug 1942	Bergen		4 days
5.	U-355	6 Oct 1942	Bergen	9 Oct 1942	Trondheim		4 days
6.	U-355	11 Nov 1942	Trondheim	13 Nov 1942	Bergen		3 days
7.	U-355	26 Jan 1943	Bergen	29 Jan 1943	Narvik		4 days
8.	U-355	2 Feb 1943	Narvik	6 Mar 1943	Narvik	Patrol 3,	33 days
9.	U-355	17 Mar 1943	Narvik	17 Apr 1943	Hammerfest	Patrol 4,	32 days
10.	U-355	27 Apr 1943	Hammerfest	29 Apr 1943	Trondheim		3 days
11.	U-355	6 Jul 1943	Trondheim	5 Aug 1943	Narvik	Patrol 5,	31 days
12.	U-355	16 Aug 1943	Narvik	5 Sep 1943	Hammerfest	Patrol 6,	21 days
13.	U-355	6 Sep 1943	Hammerfest	9 Sep 1943	Hammerfest	Patrol 7,	4 days
14.	U-355	2 Oct 1943	Hammerfest	25 Oct 1943	Hammerfest	Patrol 8,	24 days
15.	U-355	27 Oct 1943	Hammerfest	28 Oct 1943	Narvik		2 days
16.	U-355	31 Oct 1943	Narvik	2 Nov 1943	Trondheim		3 days
17.	U-355	4 Nov 1943	Trondheim	7 Nov 1943	Bergen		4 days
18.	U-355	20 Mar 1944	Bergen	23 Mar 1944	Narvik		4 days
19.	U-355	25 Mar 1944	Narvik	1 Apr 1944	Sunk	Patrol 9,	8 days
9 patrols, 211 days at sea

Ships hit by Günter La Baume

Date

U-boat

Name of ship

Tons

Nat.

Convoy

7 Jul 1942

5,082

br

5,082

1 ship sunk (5,082 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.

About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.

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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