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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| 5 Apr 1935 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1936 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jan 1938 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1938 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1939 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Dec 1942 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| 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
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.