Eberhard Dahlhaus

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)


Successes
1 ship sunk for a total of 7,176 GRT

Born  24 Jul 1920 Hagen
Died  30 Aug 1943(23)North Atlantic


Ranks

1 Oct 1938Offiziersanwärter
1 Jul 1939Seekadett
1 Dec 1939Fähnrich zur See
1 Aug 1940Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1941Leutnant zur See
1 Mar 1943Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

27 Mar 1942U-boat War Badge 1939
Jun 1942Iron Cross 2nd Class
1942Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-634 28 Jan 1943 30 Aug 1943  (+)  3 patrols (153 days) 

Personal information

Dahlhaus went through training from July 1939 to May 1941 when he was assigned to the new U-753 being built. He served as a Watch Officer for 18 months from June 1941 to Dec 1942. Dahlhaus went through U-boat commander training until Jan 1943 when he took command of U-634 on 28 Jan.

Youngest U-boat commander
When Dahlhaus took his U-634 out from Bergen, Norway on 18 Feb 1943 he was the youngest German U-boat commander at the time, only 22 years old (see the final list). He was already an experienced U-boat officer at this time. His first command came at a time when the German U-boats were being sunk at an alarming rate but he brought his boat back from two patrols before being sunk with all hands on his third patrol.

Sources
Blair, C. (1998). Hitler's U-boat War, vol 2
Busch, R., Röll, H-J. (1999). German U-boat Commanders of WWII

Patrol info for Eberhard Dahlhaus


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-634 9 Feb 1943  Kiel  13 Feb 1943  Bergen   5 days
2. U-634 18 Feb 1943  Bergen  23 Mar 1943  Lorient  Patrol 1,34 days
3. U-634 15 Apr 1943  Lorient  23 May 1943  Brest  Patrol 2,39 days
4. U-634 12 Jun 1943  Brest  30 Aug 1943  Sunk  Patrol 3,80 days
3 patrols, 153 days at sea

Ships hit by Eberhard Dahlhaus

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
2 Mar 1943U-634 Meriwether Lewis7,176amHX-227
 7,176

1 ship sunk (7,176 tons).


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.

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