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The Men - The Commander listing

Ludwig Forster

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 36)

Successes
3 ships sunk for a total of 17.755 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 900 tons

Born	9 Oct, 1915	Lauingen near Dillingen
Died	22 Aug, 1942	US waters

Ranks

1 Oct, 1940

Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-62	20 May, 1941	-	Sep, 1941	No war patrols
U-654	2 Dec, 1941	-	22 Aug, 1942 (+)	4 patrols (162 days)

Patrol info

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-654	4 Dec, 1941	Stavanger	4 Dec, 1941	Stavanger		1 days
2.	U-654	7 Dec, 1941	Stavanger	9 Dec, 1941	Bergen		3 days
3.	U-654	15 Dec, 1941	Bergen	25 Dec, 1941	Brest	Patrol	11 days
4.	U-654	3 Jan, 1942	Brest	19 Feb, 1942	Brest	Patrol	48 days
5.	U-654	21 Mar, 1942	Brest	19 May, 1942	Brest	Patrol	60 days
6.	U-654	9 Jul, 1942	Brest	10 Jul, 1942	Lorient		2 days
7.	U-654	11 Jul, 1942	Lorient	22 Aug, 1942	Sunk	Patrol	43 days

Ships hit by Ludwig Forster

Date	Boat	Name of ship	Tons	Nat.		Convoy	Fate *
9 Feb, 1942	U-654	FFL Alysse (J 1159)	900		fr	ON-60
10 Apr, 1942	U-654	Empire Prairie	7.010		br
20 Apr, 1942	U-654	Agra	4.569		sw
20 Apr, 1942	U-654	Steel Maker	6.176		am
			18.655
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.

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