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Kurt-Eduard Engelmann

Fregattenkapitän (Crew 23)


Successes
3 ships sunk for a total of 15.011 GRT
1 warship a total loss for a total of 2.000 tons

Born  8 Apr, 1903Neisse-Oberneuland, Upper Silesia
Died  13 Mar, 1943Bay of Biscay

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Ranks

1 Feb, 1939Korvettenkapitän
15 Mar, 1943Fregattenkapitän (posthumous)

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-16321 Oct, 1941 - 13 Mar, 1943 (+)  3 patrols (144 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-163 21 Jul, 1942  Kiel16 Sep, 1942  LorientPatrol58 days
2. U-163 17 Oct, 1942  Lorient6 Jan, 1943  LorientPatrol82 days
3. U-163 10 Mar, 1943  Lorient13 Mar, 1943  SunkPatrol4 days

Ships hit by Kurt-Eduard Engelmann


DateBoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
5 Nov, 1942 U-163La Cordillera5.185 br 
12 Nov, 1942 U-163USS Erie (PG 50)2.000 am TAG-20 total loss
21 Nov, 1942 U-163Empire Starling6.060 br 
22 Nov, 1942 U-163Apalóide3.766 bz BRN-3 
 17.011

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


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