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Klaus Hornbostel

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 34)


Successes
1 warship sunk for a total of 672 tons
1 ship damaged for a total of 7.219 GRT

Born  4 Jun, 1916Cuxhaven

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Ranks

8 Apr, 1934Offiziersanwärter
1 Jul, 1935Fähnrich Waffen
1 Jan, 1937Oberfähnrich Waffen
1 Apr, 1937Leutnant Waffen
1 Apr, 1939Oberleutnant Waffen
1 Sep, 1941Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

1 Apr, 1941Iron Cross 2nd Class
1942Iron Cross 1st Class
Feb, 1945U-boat War Badge 1939

U-boat Commands

U-80629 Apr, 1944 - 8 May, 1945  1 patrol (115 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-806 20 Oct, 1944  Kiel 23 Oct, 1944  Horten  4 days
2. U-806 27 Oct, 1944  Horten 28 Oct, 1944  Kristiansand  2 days
3. U-806 30 Oct, 1944  Kristiansand 21 Feb, 1945  Kristiansand Patrol,115 days
4. U-806 25 Feb, 1945  Kristiansand 27 Feb, 1945  Flensburg  3 days

Ships hit by Klaus Hornbostel


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
21 Dec, 1944 U-806Samtucky7.219 br HX-327 damaged
24 Dec, 1944 U-806HMCS Clayoquot (J 174)672 ca XB-139 
 7.891

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.

Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.

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