Werner Witte
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 35)
| Successes 5 ships sunk for a total of 29.091 GRT 3 ships damaged for a total of 20.014 GRT 1 ship a total loss for a total of 7.129 GRT |
| Born | 5 Jan, 1915 | Berlin-Friedenau |
| Died | 15 Jul, 1943 | north-west of Madeira |
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Ranks
Decorations |
Patrol info
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | |||||
| 1. | U-509 | 15 Oct, 1942 | Lorient | 26 Nov, 1942 | Lorient | Patrol, | 43 days |
| 2. | U-509 | 23 Dec, 1942 | Lorient | 11 May, 1943 | Lorient | Patrol, | 140 days |
| 3. | U-509 | 3 Jul, 1943 | Lorient | 15 Jul, 1943 | Sunk | Patrol, | 13 days |
| 3 patrols, 196 days at sea | |||||||
Ships hit by Werner Witte
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * | |
| 26 Oct, 1942 | U-509 | Anglo Mærsk | 7.705 | | br | SL-125 | damaged |
| 27 Oct, 1942 | U-509 | Pacific Star | 7.951 | | br | SL-125 | |
| 27 Oct, 1942 | U-509 | Stentor | 6.148 | | br | SL-125 | |
| 28 Oct, 1942 | U-509 | Hopecastle | 5.178 | | br | SL-125 | damaged |
| 28 Oct, 1942 | U-509 | Nagpore | 5.283 | | br | SL-125 | |
| 29 Oct, 1942 | U-509 | Corinaldo | 7.131 | | br | SL-125 | damaged |
| 30 Oct, 1942 | U-509 | Brittany | 4.772 | | br | SL-125 | |
| 10 Feb, 1943 | U-509 | Queen Anne | 4.937 | | br | CA-11 | |
| 2 Apr, 1943 | U-509 | City of Baroda | 7.129 | | br | NC-9 | total loss |
| 56.234 | |||||||
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. | |||||||
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