Lucky 13
 

:( U46 is missing.... last report of convoy AM52....said spotted by air and diving She carried the 13 emblem and was lost on 13TH mission
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Name: KURT VONIGUT
Date of Birth: 19OCT16
Place of Birth: BERLIN-STEGLITZ
Date of Intake: 01APR34 (CREW 34)


Promotions
04DEC34 SEEKADETT
01DEC35 FÄHNRICH Z. S.
01JUL37 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S.
01JAN38 LEUTNANT Z. S.
19NOV39 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S.
06JAN40 KAPITÄNLEUTNANT
18AUG40 KAPITÄNLEUTNANT

Medals
19NOV39 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
02DEC39 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS
05FEB40 KNIGHT'S CROSS
15FEB40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES
01MAR40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS
18MAR40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS
18MAR40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH GOLDEN OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS
29MAR40 GERMAN CROSS

Badges
05FEB40 U-BOAT FRONT CLASP
18MAR40 U-BOAT BADGE


U-Bootwaffe Postings
05MAR39 U-Boat Flotilla Weddigen (Commander training)
03SEP39 1st Flotilla (15 patrols)


U-Boat Commands
03SEP39 U-5 Type IIA (2 patrols)
15NOV39 U-46, Type VIIB (13 patrols)


Patrol Dates Ships Sunk
(Merchant/Warship) Tonnage
(Merchant/Warship) Comments
1 03SEP39 - 10SEP39 (8 days) 1 (1/0) 114 (114/0)
2 08OCT39 - 17OCT39 (10 days) 1 (1/0) 6446 (6446/0)
3 15NOV39 - 19NOV39 (5 days) 1 (1/0) 2335 (2335/0)
4 25NOV39 - 02DEC39 (8 days) 11 (8/3) 26450 (22750/3700)
5 27DEC39 - 06JAN40 (11 days) 4 (3/1) 16611 (15236/1375)
6 29JAN40 - 05FEB40 (8 days) 2 (2/0) 14355 (14355/0)
7 10FEB40 - 15FEB40 (6 days) 1 (1/0) 2335 (2335/0)
8 25FEB40 - 01MAR40 (6 days) 1 (1/0) 2343 (2343/0)
9 11MAR40 - 18MAR40 (8 days) 1 (1/0) 2343 (2343/0)
10 23MAR40 - 29MAR40 (7 days) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0)
11 06APR40 - 13APR40 (8 days) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0)
12 18MAY40 - 27MAY40 (10 days) 4 (4/0) 24642 (24642/0)
13 25JUN40 - 01JUL40 (7 days) 1 (1/0) 7949 (7949/0)
14 12AUG40 - 18AUG40 (7 days) 1 (0/1) 1375 (0/1375)
15 04SEP40 - 06SEP40 (3 days) 3 (1/2) 5331 (3191/2140) U-Boat lost
TOTALS: 15 patrols (112 days) 32 (25/7) 112629 (104039/8590) 0 enemy planes downed
51 crew lost

Lieutenant Kurt Vonigut and U-46 were lost sometime on 06SEP40.Last repor of a major convoy