Adolf Graef
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
Successes
3 ships sunk, total tonnage 19,325 GRT |
| Born | 22 Apr 1916 | | Flensburg |
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| 3 Apr 1936 | Offiziersanwärter | | 10 Sep 1936 | Seekadett | | 1 Oct 1943 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-664 | 17 Jun 1942 | 9 Aug 1943 | 5 patrols (167 days) |
The young commander Adolf Graef did what many others could not do at that time; both survive over 160 days at sea and sink enemy shipping as well. 187 U-boats were lost during the time Graef was at sea and his boat was the last of that number. Hard times had befallen the U-boats by 1943.
Patrol info for Adolf Graef
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-664 |
20 Oct 1942 | Kiel |
10 Nov 1942 | Brest |
Patrol 1, | 22 days | |
| 2. |
U-664 |
5 Dec 1942 | Brest |
13 Jan 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 2, | 40 days | |
| 3. |
U-664 |
14 Feb 1943 | La Pallice |
28 Mar 1943 | Lorient |
Patrol 3, | 43 days | |
| 4. |
U-664 |
29 Apr 1943 | Lorient |
9 Jun 1943 | Brest |
Patrol 4, | 42 days | |
| 5. |
U-664 |
21 Jul 1943 | Brest |
9 Aug 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 5, | 20 days | |
| 5 patrols, 167 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Adolf Graef
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.
