Kurt Hilbig
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 18 May 1919 | | Rüstringen |
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| 1 Oct 1938 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1939 | Seekadett | | 1 Dec 1939 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Aug 1940 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1941 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1943 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-993 | 19 Aug 1943 | Aug, 1944 | 2 patrols (40 days) |
| U-3526 | 22 Mar 1945 | 5 May 1945 | No war patrols |
Patrol info for Kurt Hilbig
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-993 |
9 Mar 1944 | Kiel |
11 Mar 1944 | Marviken |
| 3 days | |
| 2. |
U-993 |
23 Mar 1944 | Marviken |
22 Apr 1944 | Lorient |
Patrol 1, | 31 days | |
| 3. |
U-993 |
6 Jun 1944 | Lorient |
14 Jun 1944 | Brest |
Patrol 2, | 9 days | |
| 2 patrols, 40 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Kurt Hilbig
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.
