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

[Laufen zum Ziel]

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.

[atleiker]

RIP

Laufen, a typo in the title of the thread makes him 8 years old at time of death. FYI

[Laufen zum Ziel]

Originally Posted by atleiker

RIP

Laufen, a typo in the title of the thread makes him 8 years old at time of death. FYI

True nationalist he lied about his age.
I caught the error and corrected on the card but not the title. I think the commander file it came from was wrong. First time Ive seen an error.

Thanks for the great observation. When your time comes I will have your card signed by AH.

[Otto Heinzmeir]

Originally Posted by atleiker

RIP

Laufen, a typo in the title of the thread makes him 8 years old at time of death. FYI

They start them early in Germany.

[unterseemann]

Humm...Indeed it's 1916 and not 1936, i just checked it...If the captain was 8 years old just try to imagine what should be the gramophone's tracks and the effect on the crew after weeks long patrols...

[Bent Periscope]

If the Kaleum was 8, he must be some type of leader.

RIP