:|\ well I made it thru the 1st destroyer and group of trawlers,
but somewhere near sw of england I got sloppy and or impatient.I tried to run underneath a vw destroyer and got nailed by depth charges all unacounted for.
my lil canoe a gonner
08OCT39 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S.
Medals
03NOV39 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
16NOV39 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS
12JAN40 KNIGHT'S CROSS
20FEB40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES
06APR40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS
22MAY40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS
01JUL40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH GOLDEN OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS
Badges
12JAN40 U-BOAT FRONT CLASP
22MAY40 U-BOAT BADGE
U-Bootwaffe Postings
03DEC38 U-Boat Flotilla Weddigen (Commander training)
01SEP39 1st Flotilla (10 patrols)
U-Boat Commands
01SEP39 U-4 Type IIA (10 patrols)
Patrol Dates Ships Sunk
(Merchant/Warship) Tonnage
(Merchant/Warship) Comments
1 01SEP39 - 06SEP39 (6 days) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0)
2 02OCT39 - 08OCT39 (7 days) 2 (1/1) 4543 (2693/1850)
3 29OCT39 - 03NOV39 (6 days) 1 (1/0) 4765 (4765/0)
4 09NOV39 - 16NOV39 (8 days) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0)
5 01DEC39 - 07DEC39 (7 days) 3 (3/0) 10173 (10173/0)
6 04JAN40 - 12JAN40 (9 days) 1 (1/0) 2130 (2130/0)
7 16FEB40 - 20FEB40 (5 days) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0)
8 31MAR40 - 06APR40 (7 days) 3 (2/1) 9761 (8761/1000)
9 08MAY40 - 22MAY40 (15 days) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0)
10 26JUN40 - 01JUL40 (6 days) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0) U-Boat lost
TOTALS: 10 patrols (76 days) 10 (8/2) 31372 (28522/2850) 0 enemy planes downed
27 crew lost
Lieutenant (j.g.) Frankengrubber and U-4 were lost sometime on 01JUL40.
