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Name: XAVIER XANDER
Date of Birth: 29APR16
Place of Birth: MÜNCHEN-GLADBACH
Date of Intake: 01APR38 (CREW 38)
Promotions
08DEC38 SEEKADETT
01APR40 FÄHNRICH Z. S.
01APR41 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S.
01AUG41 LEUTNANT Z. S.
09MAR43 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S.
Medals
19JUL43 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS (Posthumous)
U-Bootwaffe Postings
11MAR42 1st Flotilla (Commander training)
06MAR43 2nd Flotilla
U-Boat Commands
06MAR43 U-191, Type IXC/40
Details of Loss
Radio contact with U-191 was lost on 11 JUL 43 while she was en route to a patrol area north of the Bahamas. Her last known position was in BE6. British sources reported a u-boat sunk by aircraft on 19 JUL 43, south of Ireland and this is presumed to be U-191. This was U-191's second patrol.
Summary
2 war patrols, 35 sea days
1 ship sunk, 7,345 tons
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