WWI U-boat commanders

Gerhard Berger

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/01)

Successes
27 ships sunk with a total of 92,924 GRT

Born:1 Aug 1883 Glatz 
Died:31 Aug 1917 North Sea 


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Ranks

10 Apr 1901 Seekadett
22 Apr 1902 Fähnrich zur See
29 Sep 1904 Leutnant zur See
30 Mar 1906 Oberleutnant zur See
15 Apr 1911 Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

 Order of the Crown (Siam)
 Iron Cross 2nd class
 Hanseatic Cross

U-boat Commands

U 504 Jul 1916 - 31 Aug 1917 (+)

Notes

Berger’s body washed up on the German island of Amrum on September 23,1917. An autopsy determined it had been in the water for about four weeks. He is buried in the Ehrenfriedhof Wilhelmshaven.

Decorations are as of August 1916. Berger’s success as a U-boat commander means that he was almost certainly awarded the Iron Cross First Class at some point later in 1916 or in 1917.

Ships hit by Gerhard Berger

DateU-boat Name of shipType of shipTonsNat.
 
10 Nov 1916 U 50 BogotaSteamer4,577br
11 Nov 1916 U 50 LøkkenSteamer1,954nw
11 Nov 1916 U 50 MorazanSteamer3,486br
11 Nov 1916 U 50 Sarah RadcliffeSteamer3,333br
12 Nov 1916 U 50 San GiovanniSteamer1,315it
12 Nov 1916 U 50 Stylinai BebisSteamer3,603gr
12 Nov 1916 U 50 IoannisSteamer3,828gr
13 Nov 1916 U 50 Lelasteamer2,987it
14 Nov 1916 U 50 HatsuseTrawler282br
 
18 Feb 1917 U 50 Jean PierreSailing vessel449fr
22 Feb 1917 U 50 BlenheimSailing vessel1,144nw
24 Feb 1917 U 50 FalconSteamer2,244br
25 Feb 1917 U 50 AriesSteamer3,071br
25 Feb 1917 U 50 HuntsmanSteamer7,460br
25 Feb 1917 U 50 LaconiaPassenger steamer18,099br
11 Apr 1917 U 50 SarvsfosSailing vessel1,462nw
19 Apr 1917 U 50 AvocetSteamer1,219br
20 Apr 1917 U 50 EmmaSteamer2,520br
21 Apr 1917 U 50 DiademSteamer4,307br
23 Apr 1917 U 50 DyklandSteamer4,291br
23 Apr 1917 U 50 OswaldSteamer5,185br
25 Apr 1917 U 50 SwanmoreSteamer6,373br
7 Jun 1917 U 50 YubaSailing vessel1,458nw
11 Jun 1917 U 50 SigrunSteamer2,538nw
16 Jun 1917 U 50 Carrie HerveySailing vessel111br
21 Jun 1917 U 50  OrtonaSteamer5,524br
26 Jun 1917 U 50 VoninSailing vessel104da
 92,924
27 ships sunk (92,924 tons).


Legend
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Media links


Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918

Dufeil, Yves

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