Wolfgang Breithaupt
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 33)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 19 Sep 1913 | | Hochheim, Erfurt |
| Died | 24 Oct 1942 | (29) | North Atlantic |
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| 1 Apr 1933 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1934 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1936 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1936 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Jun 1938 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Feb 1941 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-599 | 4 Dec 1941 | 24 Oct 1942 (+) | 1 patrol (59 days) |
Patrol info for Wolfgang Breithaupt
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-599 |
27 Aug 1942 | Kiel |
24 Oct 1942 | Sunk |
Patrol 1, | 59 days | |
Ships hit by Wolfgang Breithaupt
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.
