Gerhard Thäter
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 18 Nov 1916 | | Keil |
| Died | 15 Feb 2004 | (87) | |
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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 Oct 1943 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-466 | 17 Jun 1942 | 19 Aug 1944 | 5 patrols (182 days) |
| U-3506 | 14 Oct 1944 | 2 May 1945 | No war patrols |
Patrol info for Gerhard Thäter
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-466 |
12 Jan 1943 | Kiel |
11 Feb 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 1, | 31 days | |
| 2. |
U-466 |
17 Apr 1943 | La Pallice |
26 May 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 2, | 40 days | |
| 3. |
U-466 |
29 Jun 1943 | La Pallice |
16 Aug 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 3, | 49 days | |
| 4. |
U-466 |
29 Sep 1943 | La Pallice |
30 Sep 1943 | La Pallice |
| 2 days | |
| 5. |
U-466 |
16 Oct 1943 | La Pallice |
19 Nov 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 4, | 35 days | |
| 6. |
U-466 |
4 Mar 1944 | La Pallice |
30 Mar 1944 | Toulon |
Patrol 5, | 27 days | |
| 5 patrols, 182 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Gerhard Thäter
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.
