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 | off Natal, Brazil |
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Ranks
Decorations |
Patrol info
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | |||||
| 1. | U-598 | 7 Jul, 1942 | Kiel | 13 Sep, 1942 | St. Nazaire | Patrol, | 69 days |
| 2. | U-598 | 26 Dec, 1942 | St. Nazaire | 8 Feb, 1943 | St. Nazaire | Patrol, | 45 days |
| 3. | U-598 | 6 Mar, 1943 | St. Nazaire | 13 May, 1943 | St. Nazaire | Patrol, | 69 days |
| 4. | U-598 | 26 Jun, 1943 | St. Nazaire | 23 Jul, 1943 | Sunk | Patrol, | 28 days |
| 4 patrols, 211 days at sea | |||||||
Ships hit by Gottfried Holtorf
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * | |
| 14 Aug, 1942 | U-598 | Empire Corporal | 6.972 | | br | TAW-12J | |
| 14 Aug, 1942 | U-598 | Michael Jebsen | 2.323 | | br | TAW-12J | |
| 14 Aug, 1942 | U-598 | Standella | 6.197 | | br | TAW-12J | damaged |
| 15.492 | |||||||
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. | |||||||
Decorations and ranks information is in many cases not complete. If you can help on any of those missing that would be great.
