Gerd Schreiber
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 31)
Successes
8 ships sunk, total tonnage 28,415 GRT
4 ships damaged, total tonnage 27,916 GRT |
| Born | 2 Apr 1912 | | Hirschberg, Silesia |
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| 1 Nov 1943 | Korvettenkapitän |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-3 | 3 Jan 1940 | 28 Jul 1940 | 2 patrols (22 days) |
| U-95 | 31 Aug 1940 | 28 Nov 1941 | 7 patrols (184 days) |
Gerd Schreiber survived the loss of this boat, U-95, along with 11 of his men in the Mediterranean on 28 Nov 1941 (Niestlé, 1998). They were rescued by the attacker, the Dutch submarine O-21, and sent to POW camps Initially Schreiber was in Gibraltar where he managed to escape his British captors along with Hans Ey of U-433. They intended to flee to Spain and then to Germany but they were recaptured shortly after their escape and sent to London (Blair, 1996).
Sources
Blair, C. (1996). Hitler’s U-boat War. The Hunters, 1939-1942.
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II.
Niestlé, A. (1998). German U-boat losses during World War II.
Patrol info for Gerd Schreiber
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-3 |
16 Mar 1940 | Kiel |
29 Mar 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
Patrol 1, | 14 days | |
| 2. |
U-3 |
12 Apr 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
19 Apr 1940 | Wilhelmshaven |
Patrol 2, | 8 days | |
| 3. |
U-95 |
20 Nov 1940 | Kiel |
6 Dec 1940 | Lorient |
Patrol 3, | 17 days | |
| 4. |
U-95 |
16 Dec 1940 | Lorient |
14 Jan 1941 | Lorient |
Patrol 4, | 30 days | |
| 5. |
U-95 |
16 Feb 1941 | Lorient |
19 Mar 1941 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 5, | 32 days | |
| 6. |
U-95 |
12 Apr 1941 | St. Nazaire |
13 May 1941 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 6, | 32 days | |
| 7. |
U-95 |
30 Jun 1941 | St. Nazaire |
31 Jul 1941 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 7, | 32 days | |
| 8. |
U-95 |
21 Aug 1941 | St. Nazaire |
20 Sep 1941 | Lorient |
Patrol 8, | 31 days | |
| 9. |
U-95 |
19 Nov 1941 | Lorient |
28 Nov 1941 | Sunk |
Patrol 9, | 10 days | |
| 9 patrols, 206 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Gerd Schreiber
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
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| 27 Nov 1940 | U-95 |  | Irene Maria | 1,862 |  | br | OB-248 |
| 28 Nov 1940 | U-95 | | Ringhorn (d.) | 1,298 |  | nw | OB-248 |
| 2 Dec 1940 | U-95 | | Conch (d.) | 8,376 | | br | HX-90 |
| 26 Dec 1940 | U-95 | | Waiotira (d.) | 12,823 | | br | |
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| 24 Feb 1941 | U-95 | | Svein Jarl | 1,908 | | nw | OB-288 |
| 24 Feb 1941 | U-95 | | Cape Nelson | 3,807 | | br | OB-288 |
| 24 Feb 1941 | U-95 | | Temple Moat | 4,427 | | br | OB-288 |
| 2 Mar 1941 | U-95 | | Pacific | 6,034 | | br | HX-109 |
| 5 Mar 1941 | U-95 | | Murjek | 5,070 |  | sw | |
| 3 May 1941 | U-95 | | Taranger | 4,873 | | nw | |
| 20 Jul 1941 | U-95 | | Palma (d.) | 5,419 | | br | |
| 6 Sep 1941 | U-95 | | Trinidad | 434 |  | pa | |
| | 56,331 | |
8 ships sunk (28,415 tons) and 4 ships damaged (27,916 tons). Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged. |
