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Hans Dunkelberg

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37b)


Successes
1 ship sunk for a total of 7.200 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 54 tons (lost aboard transport ships)

Born  7 Aug, 1918Mülheim, Ruhr

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Ranks

1 Apr, 1942Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-71615 Apr, 1943 - 24 Jan, 1945  6 patrols (123 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-716 11 Dec, 1943  Kiel 14 Dec, 1943  Bergen  4 days
2. U-716 15 Dec, 1943  Bergen 16 Jan, 1944  Hammerfest Patrol,33 days
3. U-716 25 Jan, 1944  Hammerfest 18 Feb, 1944  Hammerfest Patrol,25 days
4. U-716 23 Feb, 1944  Hammerfest 24 Feb, 1944  Hammerfest  2 days
5. U-716 24 Feb, 1944  Hammerfest 24 Feb, 1944  Narvik  1 days
6. U-716 29 Feb, 1944  Narvik 29 Feb, 1944  Hammerfest  1 days
7. U-716 1 Mar, 1944  Hammerfest 7 Mar, 1944  Narvik Patrol,7 days
8. U-716 10 Mar, 1944  Narvik 11 Mar, 1944  Hammerfest  2 days
9. U-716 30 Mar, 1944  Hammerfest 17 Apr, 1944  Bergen Patrol,19 days
10. U-716 14 Jun, 1944  Bergen 17 Jun, 1944  Skjomenfjord  4 days
11. U-716 20 Jun, 1944  Skjomenfjord 22 Jul, 1944  Hammerfest Patrol,33 days
12. U-716 23 Jul, 1944  Hammerfest 25 Jul, 1944  Narvik  3 days
13. U-716 26 Jul, 1944  Narvik 31 Jul, 1944  Bergen  6 days
14. U-716 17 Sep, 1944  Bergen 22 Sep, 1944  Kiel  6 days
15. U-716 22 Sep, 1944  Kiel 23 Sep, 1944  Lübeck  2 days
16. U-716 6 Oct, 1944  Lübeck 6 Oct, 1944  Kiel  1 days
17. U-716 10 Oct, 1944  Kiel 10 Oct, 1944  Lübeck  1 days
18. U-716 5 Nov, 1944  Lübeck 6 Nov, 1944  Kiel  2 days
19. U-716 20 Nov, 1944  Kiel 24 Nov, 1944  Horten  5 days
20. U-716 3 Dec, 1944  Horten 7 Dec, 1944  Harstad  5 days
21. U-716 7 Jan, 1945  Harstad 12 Jan, 1945  Bogenbucht Patrol,6 days

6 patrols, 123 days at sea

Ships hit by Hans Dunkelberg


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
26 Jan, 1944 U-716Andrew G. Curtin7.200 am JW-56A 
26 Jan, 1944 U-716USS PTC-39 [Trans.]54 am JW-56A 
 7.254

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.
[Trans.] indicates the vessel was lost while being transported on another vessel.


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