Klaus Rudloff

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)


Successes
2 ships sunk for a total of 10,288 GRT

Born  24 Jan 1916 Wilhelmshaven
Died  7 Feb 1943(27)Central North Atlantic

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Klaus Rudloff
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Ranks

5 Apr 1935Offiziersanwärter
1 Jul 1936Fähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1938Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1938Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1939Oberleutnant zur See
1 Dec 1942Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-609 12 Feb 1942 7 Feb 1943  (+)  4 patrols (121 days) 

Patrol info for Klaus Rudloff


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-609 16 Jul 1942  Kiel  10 Sep 1942  St. Nazaire  Patrol 1,57 days
2. U-609 6 Oct 1942  St. Nazaire  22 Oct 1942  St. Nazaire  Patrol 2,17 days
3. U-609 30 Nov 1942  St. Nazaire  23 Dec 1942  St. Nazaire  Patrol 3,24 days
4. U-609 16 Jan 1943  St. Nazaire  7 Feb 1943  Sunk  Patrol 4,23 days
4 patrols, 121 days at sea

Ships hit by Klaus Rudloff

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
31 Aug 1942U-609 Bronxville4,663nwSC-97
31 Aug 1942U-609 Capira5,625paSC-97
 10,288

2 ships sunk (10,288 tons).

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About ranks and decorations
Ranks shown in italics are our database inserts based on the rank dates of his crew comrades. The officers of each crew would normally have progressed through the lower ranks at the same rate.

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