Hermann Eckhardt
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
Successes
1 warship sunk for a total of 1,340 tons |
| Born | 15 Jun 1916 | | Aachen |
| Died | 11 Mar 1943 | (26) | North Atlantic |
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Hermann Eckhardt
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| 3 Apr 1936 | Offiziersanwärter | | 10 Sep 1936 | Seekadett | | 1 May 1937 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1938 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1938 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1940 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Mar 1943 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-28 | 22 Jun 1941 | 20 Mar 1942 | No war patrols |
| U-432 | 16 Jan 1943 | 11 Mar 1943 (+) | 1 patrol (26 days) |
Patrol info for Hermann Eckhardt
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-432 |
14 Feb 1943 | La Pallice |
11 Mar 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 1, | 26 days | |
Ships hit by Hermann Eckhardt
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
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| 11 Mar 1943 | U-432 |  | HMS Harvester (H 19) | 1,340 |  | br | HX-228 |
| | 1,340 | |
1 ship sunk (1,340 tons). Legend
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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.
