Oberleutnant Jonny Mälzer 1939-42

Col Frost · 05-24-07, 04:53 PM

Unfortunately I have to report the untimely loss of U-64 (Type IXC) with all hands to British dd's. The official report states:

Oberleutnant z. S. Jonny Mälzer and U-64 were lost sometime on 02JAN42.

Jonny's career: 01 september 1939 -02 January 1942.

Decorations: 27JUL41 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH GOLDEN OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS

335,564 total tonnage sunk on 21 patrols, including HMS Rodney (36,000 tons) on 14 Feb 1940.
Also sunk: 1 x Fiji class, 3 x black swan class, 3 x flower class, 2 x hunt I class, 1 x town class, 1 x Hunt II class.

277,899 merchant tonnage sunk.

The crew of U-64 will be sadly missed...

xlbob · 05-25-07, 03:25 AM

Aaw, that realy sucks man

Wish you a better career ahead ...
21 patrols ... that's a long career ... My longest career lasted only 6 patrols

05-24-07, 04:53 PM	#1
Col Frost Seaman Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 42 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Oberleutnant Jonny Mälzer 1939-42 Unfortunately I have to report the untimely loss of U-64 (Type IXC) with all hands to British dd's. The official report states: Oberleutnant z. S. Jonny Mälzer and U-64 were lost sometime on 02JAN42. Jonny's career: 01 september 1939 -02 January 1942. Decorations: 27JUL41 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH GOLDEN OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS 335,564 total tonnage sunk on 21 patrols, including HMS Rodney (36,000 tons) on 14 Feb 1940. Also sunk: 1 x Fiji class, 3 x black swan class, 3 x flower class, 2 x hunt I class, 1 x town class, 1 x Hunt II class. 277,899 merchant tonnage sunk. The crew of U-64 will be sadly missed...

05-25-07, 03:25 AM	#2
xlbob Gunner Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta, Indonesia Posts: 99 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Aaw, that realy sucks man Wish you a better career ahead ... 21 patrols ... that's a long career ... My longest career lasted only 6 patrols __________________ xlbob GWX v 2