Gustav Lüssow

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37a)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	30 Dec 1917		Teterow, Mecklenburg
Died	28 Jan 1944	(26)	North Atlantic

Ranks

3 Apr 1937		Offiziersanwärter
21 Sep 1937		Seekadett
1 May 1938		Fähnrich zur See
1 Jul 1939		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Aug 1939		Leutnant zur See
1 Sep 1941		Oberleutnant zur See

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-571	31 May 1943	28 Jan 1944 (+)	3 patrols (110 days)

Patrol info for Gustav Lüssow

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-571	8 Jun 1943	La Pallice	1 Sep 1943	La Pallice	Patrol 1,	86 days
2.	U-571	26 Dec 1943	La Pallice	28 Dec 1943	La Pallice	Patrol 2,	3 days
3.	U-571	8 Jan 1944	La Pallice	28 Jan 1944	Sunk	Patrol 3,	21 days
3 patrols, 110 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.