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Name: ZESLAF ZAPF
Date of Birth: 10JAN17
Place of Birth: FARM TREUFELS/SÜDAFRIKA
Date of Intake: 01APR38 (CREW 38
Promotions
23JAN39 SEEKADETT
01JAN40 FÄHNRICH Z. S.
01MAY41 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S.
01OCT41 LEUTNANT Z. S.
08MAY43 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S.
Medals
13AUG43 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS(Posthumous)
U-Bootwaffe Postings
15AUG42 1st Flotilla (Commander training)
03MAY43 10th Flotilla
U-Boat Commands
03MAY43 U-533, Type IXC/40
Details of Loss
U-533 was lost on her first war patrol. She was sunk on Friday the 13th of August, 1943, by aircraft somewhere in quadrant CG1.
Summary
1 war patrol, 8 sea days
Last edited by RoaldLarsen; 03-02-09 at 10:46 PM.
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