Alexander von Zitzewitz
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 34)
Successes
3 ships sunk for a total of 18,650 GRT |
| Born | 23 Mar 1916 | | Kassel |
| Died | 3 Aug 1943 | (27) | north-west of Cape Ortegal |
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Alexander von Zitzewitz
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| 8 Apr 1934 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1935 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jan 1937 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1937 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1939 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1941 | Kapitänleutnant | | 1 Aug 1943 | Korvettenkapitän |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-706 | 16 Mar 1942 | 3 Aug 1943 (+) | 5 patrols (186 days) |
Patrol info for Alexander von Zitzewitz
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-706 |
22 Sep 1942 | Kiel |
7 Nov 1942 | La Pallice |
Patrol 1, | 47 days | |
| 2. |
U-706 |
8 Dec 1942 | La Pallice |
13 Feb 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 2, | 68 days | |
| 3. |
U-706 |
15 Mar 1943 | La Pallice |
11 May 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 3, | 58 days | |
| 4. |
U-706 |
4 Jul 1943 | La Pallice |
8 Jul 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 4, | 5 days | |
| 5. |
U-706 |
26 Jul 1943 | La Pallice |
27 Jul 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 5, | 2 days | |
| 6. |
U-706 |
29 Jul 1943 | La Pallice |
3 Aug 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 5, | 6 days | |
| 5 patrols, 186 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Alexander von Zitzewitz
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.
