uboat.net

Kurt Baberg

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)


Successes
3 ships sunk for a total of 15.788 GRT

Born  23 Feb, 1917Duisburg-Ruhrort
Died  31 Mar, 2003


Ranks

3 Apr, 1936Offiziersanwärter
1 May, 1937Fähnrich zur See
1 Jul, 1938Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct, 1938Leutnant zur See
1 Oct, 1940Oberleutnant zur See
1 Sep, 1943Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

1940Iron Cross 2nd Class
Feb 1942U-boat War Badge 1939
1943Iron Cross 1st Class
14 Jan, 1944German Cross in Gold

U-boat Commands

U-3023 Apr, 1941 - 9 Mar, 1942  No war patrols 
U-61816 Apr, 1942 - 15 Apr, 1944  6 patrols (380 days) 
U-82726 Apr, 1945 - 5 May, 1945  No war patrols 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-618 1 Sep, 1942  Kiel28 Oct, 1942  St. NazairePatrol58 days
2. U-618 25 Nov, 1942  St. Nazaire18 Jan, 1943  St. NazairePatrol55 days
3. U-618 21 Feb, 1943  St. Nazaire7 May, 1943  St. NazairePatrol76 days
4. U-618 8 Jun, 1943  St. Nazaire5 Sep, 1943  St. NazairePatrol90 days
5. U-618 11 Nov, 1943  St. Nazaire4 Jan, 1944  LorientPatrol55 days
6. U-618 23 Feb, 1944  Lorient8 Apr, 1944  St. NazairePatrol46 days

Ships hit by Kurt Baberg


DateBoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
14 Oct, 1942 U-618Empire Mersey5.791 br SC-104 
18 Oct, 1942 U-618Angelina4.772 am ON-137 
 
2 Jul, 1943 U-618Empire Kohinoor5.225 br 
 15.788

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.

Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.

Listing of all U-boat commanders