Gerhard Schötzau
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 16 Apr 1917 | | Fylitz, Neidenburg |
| Died | 16 Apr 1945 | (28) | North Atlantic |
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Kriegsmarine crew book photo
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| 3 Apr 1936 | Offiziersanwärter | | 10 Sep 1936 | Seekadett | | 1 May 1937 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1938 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1938 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1940 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Sep 1943 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-880 | 11 May 1944 | 16 Apr 1945 (+) | 1 patrol (34 days) |
Patrol info for Gerhard Schötzau
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-880 |
11 Jan 1945 | Kiel |
15 Jan 1945 | Horten |
| 5 days | |
| 2. |
U-880 |
23 Jan 1945 | Horten |
29 Jan 1945 | Bergen |
| 7 days | |
| 3. |
U-880 |
7 Feb 1945 | Bergen |
9 Feb 1945 | Bergen |
| 3 days | |
| 4. |
U-880 |
14 Mar 1945 | Bergen |
16 Apr 1945 | Sunk |
Patrol 1, | 34 days | |
Ships hit by Gerhard Schötzau
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.
