Leutnant z.s. Fritz Gebhardt (07 Oct 16 - 03 Apr 40) R.I.P.
 

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Medals
18FEB40 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS

Badges
30OCT39 U-BOAT FRONT CLASP
18FEB40 U-BOAT BADGE
TOTALS:6 patrols (71 days)7 (7/0)36387 (36387/0)0 enemy planes downed
27 crew lost

Summary
Leutnant z. S. Fritz Gebhardt and U-22 were lost sometime on 03APR40.

U22 was lost in Grid AN55 while stalking a merchant sonar contact. It is believed that she had hit a mine.

BdU Death notice HERE.

Name: JOACHIM KIRST
Date of Birth: 28DEC11
Place of Birth: WILLENBERG
Date of Intake: 01APR34 (CREW 34)

Promotions
25JAN35 SEEKADETT
01JAN36 FÄHNRICH Z. S.
01JUN37 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S.
01NOV37 LEUTNANT Z. S.
10SEP39 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S.
13NOV39 KAPITÄNLEUTNANT

Medals
12OCT39 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
13NOV39 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS
08MAR40 KNIGHT'S CROSS
13APR40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES

Badges
12OCT39 U-BOAT FRONT CLASP
13NOV39 U-BOAT BADGE
U-Bootwaffe Postings
29JUN38 U-Boat Flotilla Weddigen (Commander training)
01SEP39 1st Flotilla (3 patrols)
12FEB40 2nd Flotilla (2 patrols)

U-Boat Commands
01SEP39 U-24, Type IIA (3 patrols)
12FEB40 U-46, Type VIIB (2 patrols)

Patrol Dates Ships Sunk
(Merchant/Warship) Tonnage
(Merchant/Warship) Comments 1 01SEP39 - 10SEP39 (10 days) 1 (1/0) 6535 (6535/0)
2 25SEP39 - 12OCT39 (18 days) 2 (2/0) 14887 (14887/0)
3 31OCT39 - 13NOV39 (14 days) 2 (2/0) 6252 (6252/0)
4 12FEB40 - 08MAR40 (26 days) 10 (10/0) 44115 (44115/0) U-boat damaged (H.I. 71.01%) 5 06APR40 - 13APR40 (8 days) 3 (3/0) 8266 (8266/0) U-boat lost TOTALS: 5 patrols (76 days) 18 (18/0) 80055 (80055/0) 0 enemy planes downed
44 crew lost Summary
Kapitänleutnant Joachim Kirst and U-46 were lost sometime on 13APR40.






Lost at sea after DC'ed by 8 warships of Western Great Britain. NYGM3.2

Name: GEORG JAHN
Date of Birth: 15SEP12
Place of Birth: CROSSEN
Date of Intake: 01APR34 (CREW 34)

Promotions
27DEC34 SEEKADETT
01MAR36 FÄHNRICH Z. S.
01JUN37 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S.
01OCT37 LEUTNANT Z. S.
08SEP39 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S.
30NOV39 KAPITÄNLEUTNANT
27MAY40 KAPITÄNLEUTNANT

Medals
06OCT39 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
01NOV39 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS
30NOV39 KNIGHT'S CROSS
15DEC39 GERMAN CROSS
15DEC39 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES
10FEB40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS
21MAR40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS
27MAY40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH GOLDEN OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS

Badges
01NOV39 U-BOAT BADGE
01NOV39 U-BOAT FRONT CLASP
U-Bootwaffe Postings
29OCT38 U-Boat Flotilla Weddigen (Commander training)
02AUG39 2nd Flotilla (23 patrols)

U-Boat Commands
02AUG39 U-52, Type VIIB (5 patrols)
14JAN40 U-123, Type IXB (12 patrols)
15JAN41 U-66, Type IXC (6 patrols)

Patrol Dates Ships Sunk
(Merchant/Warship) Tonnage
(Merchant/Warship) Comments 1 02AUG39 - 08SEP39 (38 days) 14 (14/0) 64819 (64819/0) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 95.64%) 2 28SEP39 - 06OCT39 (9 days) 15 (15/0) 60415 (60415/0)
3 26OCT39 - 01NOV39 (7 days) 8 (8/0) 39868 (39868/0)
4 21NOV39 - 30NOV39 (10 days) 22 (22/0) 91984 (91984/0)
5 01DEC39 - 15DEC39 (15 days) 25 (21/4) 91686 (88163/3523)
6 14JAN40 - 10FEB40 (28 days) 12 (11/1) 119664 (71304/48360)
7 25FEB40 - 21MAR40 (26 days) 22 (20/2) 96282 (84159/12123)
8 04MAY40 - 27MAY40 (24 days) 16 (15/1) 80581 (80101/480)
9 28MAY40 - 04JUN40 (8 days) 21 (19/2) 110836 (87356/23480) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 98.02%) 10 06JUN40 - 09JUN40 (4 days) 21 (17/4) 172808 (84358/88450)
11 28JUN40 - 21JUL40 (24 days) 18 (17/1) 106026 (95301/10725)
12 22JUL40 - 09AUG40 (19 days) 11 (11/0) 100503 (100503/0)
13 10AUG40 - 05SEP40 (27 days) 12 (11/1) 134207 (98207/36000)
14 14SEP40 - 16OCT40 (33 days) 22 (20/2) 128367 (100667/27700) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 98.29%) 15 11NOV40 - 28NOV40 (18 days) 13 (13/0) 101561 (101561/0) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 90.63%) 16 07DEC40 - 27DEC40 (21 days) 12 (11/1) 129711 (93711/36000)
17 03JAN41 - 08JAN41 (6 days) 6 (6/0) 46428 (46428/0)
18 15JAN41 - 31JAN41 (17 days) 15 (15/0) 107608 (107608/0)
19 01FEB41 - 05MAR41 (33 days) 15 (15/0) 109276 (109276/0)
20 21MAR41 - 11APR41 (22 days) 3 (3/0) 14663 (14663/0) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 99.78%) 21 22APR41 - 08MAY41 (17 days) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0)
22 03JUN41 - 18JUN41 (16 days) 13 (13/0) 87102 (87102/0)
23 04AUG41 - 23AUG41 (20 days) 12 (12/0) 55391 (55391/0) U-Boat lost TOTALS: 23 patrols (442 days) 328 (309/19) 2049786 (1762945/286841) 0 enemy planes downed
57 crew lost Summary
Lieutenant Commander Georg Jahn and U-66 were lost sometime on 23AUG41.

Captain Jahn was known for the 8 consecutive 100k patrols that hasten the defeat of France. His boat graduated 9 officers on their way to become captains of their own boats. Captain Jahn and his boat was lost when attacking a convoy heading East to Gibraltar.

GWX 3.1, 100%

Kapitanletnant Joachim Kirst (28 Dec 11 - 13 Apr 40) R.I.P.
 

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1 01SEP39 - 10SEP39 (10 days) 1 (1/0) 6535 (6535/0)
2 25SEP39 - 12OCT39 (18 days) 2 (2/0) 14887 (14887/0)
3 31OCT39 - 13NOV39 (14 days) 2 (2/0) 6252 (6252/0)
4 12FEB40 - 08MAR40 (26 days) 10 (10/0) 44115 (44115/0)
U-boat damaged (H.I. 71.01%) 5 06APR40 - 13APR40 (8 days) 3 (3/0) 8266 (8266/0) U-boat lost TOTALS: 5 patrols (76 days) 18 (18/0) 80055 (80055/0) 0 enemy planes downed
44 crew lost

Summary
Kapitänleutnant Joachim Kirst and U-46 were lost sometime on 13APR40.
Lost at sea after DC'ed by 8 warships of Western Great Britain.

KAPITANLEUTNANT Georg Jahn (15 Sep 12 - 23 Aug 41) R.I.P.
 

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U-Bootwaffe Postings
29OCT38 U-Boat Flotilla Weddigen (Commander training)
02AUG39 2nd Flotilla (23 patrols)

U-Boat Commands
02AUG39 U-52, Type VIIB (5 patrols)
14JAN40 U-123, Type IXB (12 patrols)
15JAN41 U-66, Type IXC (6 patrols)

PatrolDatesShips Sunk
(Merchant/Warship)Tonnage
(Merchant/Warship)Comments102AUG39 - 08SEP39 (38 days)14 (14/0)64819 (64819/0)U-Boat damaged (H.I. 95.64%)228SEP39 - 06OCT39 (9 days)15 (15/0)60415 (60415/0)
326OCT39 - 01NOV39 (7 days)8 (8/0)39868 (39868/0)
421NOV39 - 30NOV39 (10 days)22 (22/0)91984 (91984/0)
501DEC39 - 15DEC39 (15 days)25 (21/4)91686 (88163/3523)
614JAN40 - 10FEB40 (28 days)12 (11/1)119664 (71304/48360)
725FEB40 - 21MAR40 (26 days)22 (20/2)96282 (84159/12123)
804MAY40 - 27MAY40 (24 days)16 (15/1)80581 (80101/480)
928MAY40 - 04JUN40 (8 days)21 (19/2)110836 (87356/23480)U-Boat damaged (H.I. 98.02%)1006JUN40 - 09JUN40 (4 days)21 (17/4)172808 (84358/88450)
1128JUN40 - 21JUL40 (24 days)18 (17/1)106026 (95301/10725)
1222JUL40 - 09AUG40 (19 days)11 (11/0)100503 (100503/0)
1310AUG40 - 05SEP40 (27 days)12 (11/1)134207 (98207/36000)
1414SEP40 - 16OCT40 (33 days)22 (20/2)128367 (100667/27700)U-Boat damaged (H.I. 98.29%)1511NOV40 - 28NOV40 (18 days)13 (13/0)101561 (101561/0)U-Boat damaged (H.I. 90.63%)1607DEC40 - 27DEC40 (21 days)12 (11/1)129711 (93711/36000)
1703JAN41 - 08JAN41 (6 days)6 (6/0)46428 (46428/0)
1815JAN41 - 31JAN41 (17 days)15 (15/0)107608 (107608/0)
1901FEB41 - 05MAR41 (33 days)15 (15/0)109276 (109276/0)
2021MAR41 - 11APR41 (22 days)3 (3/0)14663 (14663/0)U-Boat damaged (H.I. 99.78%)2122APR41 - 08MAY41 (17 days)0 (0/0)0 (0/0)
2203JUN41 - 18JUN41 (16 days)13 (13/0)87102 (87102/0)
2304AUG41 - 23AUG41 (20 days)12 (12/0)55391 (55391/0)U-Boat lostTOTALS:23 patrols (442 days)328 (309/19)2049786 (1762945/286841)0 enemy planes downed
57 crew lost

Summary
Lieutenant Commander Georg Jahn and U-66 were lost sometime on 23AUG41.

Captain Jahn was known for the 8 consecutive 100k patrols that hasten the defeat of France. His boat graduated 9 officers on their way to become captains of their own boats. Captain Jahn and his boat was lost when attacking a convoy heading East to Gibraltar.

WOW! Almost a month without a D.I.D.

I figure dieing once was enough

?

Only 10 days by what I see.

Sorry Laufen, nothing for me yet, I just started my first D.I.D. career.

You are correct sir. My calculations were off due to that armed
cargo ship trying to sink me (better known as brain rot).

Name: BERTHOLD RAHN
Date of birth: 30 JUL 1936
Place of Birth: FREIBURG

UBOOTWAFFE POSTINGS:
18DEC42 1st flotilla (commander training)
01JUN44 11th flotilla ( 5 patrols)

U-BOAT COMMANDS:
01JUN44 U-995 type VIIC/41 ( 2 patrols)
01AUG44 U-3013 type XXI (3 patrols)

Patrol 1:
01JUN44-04JUN44 4 days at sea

Patrol 2:
12JUN44-03JUL44 22 days at sea
2 merchants sunk for 18307 tons

Patrol 3:
01AUG44-04AUG44 4 days at sea

Patrol 4:
07AUG44-13AUG44 7 days at sea

Patrol 5:
27AUG44-04SEP44 9 days at sea
1 warship sunk ( river class destroyer)

Uboat sunk on 4 september after taking damage from depth charges dropped by british airplane. 64 dead (all hands lost)

Berthold Rahn (30 Jul 36 - 4 Sep 44) R.I.P.
 

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UBOOTWAFFE POSTINGS:
18DEC42 1st flotilla (commander training)
01JUN44 11th flotilla ( 5 patrols)

U-BOAT COMMANDS:
01JUN44 U-995 type VIIC/41 ( 2 patrols)
01AUG44 U-3013 type XXI (3 patrols)

Patrol 1:
01JUN44-04JUN44 4 days at sea

Patrol 2:
12JUN44-03JUL44 22 days at sea
2 merchants sunk for 18307 tons

Patrol 3:
01AUG44-04AUG44 4 days at sea

Patrol 4:
07AUG44-13AUG44 7 days at sea

Patrol 5:
27AUG44-04SEP44 9 days at sea
1 warship sunk ( river class destroyer)

Uboat sunk on 4 september after taking damage from depth charges dropped by british airplane. 64 dead (all hands lost)

BdU Death Registry HERE.

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Name: QUIRIN QUAST
Date of Birth: 03DEC15
Place of Birth: ESINGEN
Date of Intake: 01APR38 (CREW 38)

Promotions
22JAN39 SEEKADETT
01OCT39 FÄHNRICH Z. S.
01OCT40 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S.
01JAN41 LEUTNANT Z. S.
05SEP42 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S.
23MAR44 KAPITÄNLEUTNANT

Medals
11OCT42 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
07JAN43 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
07JAN43 GERMAN CROSS
11MAR43 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS
10OCT43 KNIGHT'S CROSS
21JAN44 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES
23MAR44 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS
23MAR44 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS

U-Bootwaffe Postings
27MAY41 1st Flotilla (Commander training)
04SEP42 11th Flotilla (8 Patrols)

U-Boat Commands
04SEP42 U-212, Type VIIC

Details of Loss
It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of KptLt. Quirin Quast and U-212 on their 8th patrol. U-212 was returning badly damaged from a patrol at the north end of the North Channel, having reported the sinking of 7 ships for a total of 13,833 tons. U-212 was attacked and sunk by four Liberator Aircraft west of the Faeroes on 27 May 1944.

Summary
8 war patrols, 215 sea days
41 ships sunk, 163,375 tons

Name: KAZUO HASHIMOTO
Date of Birth: 27JAN21
Place of Birth: KURI-SHI/JAPAN
Date of Intake: 01APR38 (CREW 38)

Promotions
14DEC38 SEEKADETT
01AUG39 FÄHNRICH Z. S.
01JAN42 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S.
01JUN42 LEUTNANT Z. S.
16MAR42 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S.
16JAN43 KAPITÄNLEUTNANT

Medals
09JUL42 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
11OCT42 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS
16JAN43 KNIGHT'S CROSS
09MAY43 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES
01JUL43 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS
11AUG43 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS
26SEP43 GERMAN CROSS
26SEP43 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH GOLDEN OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS

Badges
11OCT42 U-BOAT BADGE
16JAN43 U-BOAT FRONT CLASP
U-Bootwaffe Postings
01MAR43 1st Flotilla (Commander training)
03FEB42 10th Flotilla (10 patrols)

U-Boat Commands
03FEB42 U-511, Type IXC (10 patrols)

Patrol Dates Ships Sunk
(Merchant/Warship) Tonnage
(Merchant/Warship) Comments
1 03FEB42 - 16MAR42 (42 days) 14 (13/1) 78495 (76645/1850) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 34.48%)
2 23MAY42 - 09JUL42 (48 days) 15 (15/0) 95311 (95311/0) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 88.20%)
3 31AUG42 - 11OCT42 (42 days) 14 (11/3) 78296 (72271/6025)
4 03DEC42 - 16JAN43 (45 days) 12 (12/0) 107054 (107054/0)
5 10MAR43 - 09MAY43 (61 days) 8 (6/2) 78065 (51950/26115) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 85.58%)
6 10MAY43 - 01JUL43 (53 days) 14 (14/0) 111106 (111106/0)
7 02JUL43 - 11AUG43 (41 days) 19 (19/0) 93432 (93432/0) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 93.87%)
8 18AUG43 - 26SEP43 (40 days) 12 (11/1) 99482 (86182/13300)
9 27SEP43 - 26OCT43 (30 days) 12 (12/0) 84955 (84955/0)
10 27OCT43 - 20NOV43 (25 days) 11 (10/1) 64136 (62786/1350) U-Boat lost
TOTALS: 10 patrols (427 days) 131 (123/8) 890332 (841692/48640) 0 enemy planes downed
64 crew lost

Summary
In 1941, Lieutenant Commander Kazuo Hashimoto was the naval attache in Berlin. After the outbreak of war, he arranged for the purchase of a IXC boat in exchange for raw strategic materials. He then volunteered to take the boat back to Japan as her captain.


He received temperary comission (as OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S.) in the KM and undertook 4 very successful patrols in the Eastern US seaboard and Caribean in U-511 under the KM ensign.


On April 15th, 1943, as the U-511 passed the southern tip of Africa, the German navy jack is lowered on U-511 for the last time. The U-511 were then re-christened the RO-500 into the Imperial Japanese Navy.


U-511/RO-500 was lost sometime on 20NOV43 while attacking a convoy outside of Capetown. Lieutenant Commander Hashimoto and his entire crew become the only IJN unit lost in the Atlantic.

KptLt. Quirin Quast (3 Dec 15 - 27 May 44) R.I.P.
 

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Promotions
22JAN39 SEEKADETT
01OCT39 FÄHNRICH Z. S.
01OCT40 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S.
01JAN41 LEUTNANT Z. S.
05SEP42 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S.
23MAR44 KAPITÄNLEUTNANT

Medals
11OCT42 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
07JAN43 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
07JAN43 GERMAN CROSS
11MAR43 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS
10OCT43 KNIGHT'S CROSS
21JAN44 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES
23MAR44 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS
23MAR44 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS

U-Bootwaffe Postings
27MAY41 1st Flotilla (Commander training)
04SEP42 11th Flotilla (8 Patrols)



U-Boat Commands
04SEP42 U-212, Type VIIC

Details of Loss
It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of KptLt. Quirin Quast and U-212 on their 8th patrol. U-212 was returning badly damaged from a patrol at the north end of the North Channel, having reported the sinking of 7 ships for a total of 13,833 tons. U-212 was attacked and sunk by four Liberator Aircraft west of the Faeroes on 27 May 1944.

Summary
8 war patrols, 215 sea days
41 ships sunk, 163,375 tons