Günther Zedelius

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	19 May 1915		Othmarschen, Hamburg
Died	6 Jul 1981	(66)

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Ranks

5 Apr 1935		Offiziersanwärter
25 Sep 1935		Seekadett
1 Jul 1936		Fähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1938		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1938		Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1939		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Oct 1942		Kapitänleutnant

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-637	23 Feb 1943	20 Jul 1944	No war patrols

The following is from a former student of his:
"Was my teacher at the “Berufsfachschule Cuxhaven” in 1975; he was in charge of students/apprentices in the mechanical / technical area mostly for mechanics / shipbuilders etc. and teaches mostly mechanics / physics and math. I remember that he, as most of the U-booters I know, never talked much about his time in the navy. He actually never mentioned that he was a KLeu. He only told us more than ones that he was a teacher for the mini subs "seehund" and that more crews died at practicing then in real combat; just to remind us how important it is to listen to your teacher. He died early sometimes in the nineties. As a teacher he was a tough but a straight guy."

Patrol info for Günther Zedelius

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-637	7 Jun 1944	Kiel	9 Jun 1944	Vallöy	3 days
2.	U-637	1 Jul 1944	Vallöy	1 Jul 1944	Arendal	1 days
3.	U-637	19 Jul 1944	Arendal	20 Jul 1944	Kiel	2 days

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.