Gottfried Holtorf
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 36)
Successes
2 ships sunk for a total of 9,295 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 6,197 GRT |
| Born | 21 May 1912 | | Solfingen |
| Died | 23 Jul 1943 | (31) | off Natal, Brazil |
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Gottfried Holtorf
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| 3 Apr 1936 | Offiziersanwärter | | 10 Sep 1936 | Seekadett | | 1 May 1937 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1938 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1938 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1940 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Sep 1942 | Kapitänleutnant | | 1 Jul 1943 | Korvettenkapitän |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-598 | 27 Nov 1941 | 23 Jul 1943 (+) | 4 patrols (211 days) |
Patrol info for Gottfried Holtorf
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-598 |
7 Jul 1942 | Kiel |
13 Sep 1942 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 1, | 69 days | |
| 2. |
U-598 |
26 Dec 1942 | St. Nazaire |
8 Feb 1943 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 2, | 45 days | |
| 3. |
U-598 |
6 Mar 1943 | St. Nazaire |
13 May 1943 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 3, | 69 days | |
| 4. |
U-598 |
26 Jun 1943 | St. Nazaire |
23 Jul 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 4, | 28 days | |
| 4 patrols, 211 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Gottfried Holtorf
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.
