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Josef Röther

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 27)


Successes
2 ships sunk for a total of 14,063 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 7,191 GRT
1 ship a total loss for a total of 7,178 GRT

Born  7 Oct 1907 Iserlohn
Died  20 Feb 1988(80)

Ranks

1 Jul 1941Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

 Iron Cross 2nd Class
 Iron Cross 1st Class
19 Nov 1943German Cross in Gold

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-380 22 Dec 1941 Nov, 1943   10 patrols (226 days) 

Patrol info for Josef Röther


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-380 4 Aug 1942  Kiel  11 Aug 1942  Trondheim  Patrol 1,8 days
2. U-380 22 Aug 1942  Trondheim  7 Oct 1942  St. Nazaire  Patrol 1,47 days
3. U-380 5 Nov 1942  St. Nazaire  19 Nov 1942  La Spezia  Patrol 2,15 days
4. U-380 28 Nov 1942  La Spezia  23 Dec 1942  La Spezia  Patrol 3,26 days
5. U-380 1 Feb 1943  La Spezia  6 Feb 1943  La Spezia  Patrol 4,6 days
6. U-380 10 Mar 1943  La Spezia  5 Apr 1943  La Spezia  Patrol 5,27 days
7. U-380 5 May 1943  La Spezia  16 May 1943  La Spezia  Patrol 6,12 days
8. U-380 7 Jun 1943  La Spezia  6 Jul 1943  Toulon  Patrol 7,30 days
9. U-380 11 Aug 1943  Toulon  7 Sep 1943  Toulon  Patrol 8,28 days
10. U-380 30 Sep 1943  Toulon  11 Oct 1943  Toulon  Patrol 9,12 days
11. U-380 28 Oct 1943  Toulon  11 Nov 1943  Toulon  Patrol 10,15 days
10 patrols, 226 days at sea

Ships hit by Josef Röther

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
18 Sep 1942U-380 Olaf Fostenes2,994nw
11 Nov 1942U-380 Nieuw Zeeland11,069nlTorch
 
15 Mar 1943U-380 Ocean Seaman (t.)7,178brET-14
23 Aug 1943U-380 Pierre Soulé (d.)7,191am
 28,432

3 ships sunk (21,241 tons) and 1 ship damaged (7,191 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
(t.) means the ship was a total loss (included in ships & tonnage lost).

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