The Men - U-boat Commanders

Jürgen Koenenkamp

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 32)


Successes
8 ships sunk, total tonnage 8,090 GRT
1 warship damaged, total tonnage 2,650 tons
1 ship a total loss, total tonnage 6,288 GRT

Born  14 Aug 1913 Danzig
Died  25 Jul 1943(29)Mediterranean

Ranks

4 Nov 1932 Seekadett
1 Sep 1935 Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1936 Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1937 Oberleutnant zur See
1 Apr 1940 Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-14 30 Sep 1940 19 May 1941   No war patrols 
U-375 19 Jul 1941 25 Jul 1943  (+)  10 patrols (278 days) 

Patrol info for Jürgen Koenenkamp

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-375 12 Nov 1941  Kiel  26 Dec 1941  La Spezia  Patrol 1,45 days
2. U-375 17 Jan 1942  La Spezia  19 Jan 1942  Messina  Patrol 2,3 days
3. U-375 25 Jan 1942  Messina  10 Feb 1942  La Spezia  Patrol 2,17 days
4. U-375 27 Apr 1942  La Spezia  6 May 1942  La Spezia  Patrol 3,10 days
5. U-375 29 Jun 1942  La Spezia  3 Aug 1942  Salamis  Patrol 4,36 days
6. U-375 22 Aug 1942  Salamis  29 Sep 1942  Pola  Patrol 5,39 days
7. U-375 14 Nov 1942  Pola  23 Dec 1942  La Spezia  Patrol 6,40 days
8. U-375 4 Feb 1943  La Spezia  2 Mar 1943  Salamis  Patrol 7,27 days
9. U-375 17 Mar 1943  Salamis  19 Apr 1943  Toulon  Patrol 8,34 days
10. U-375 27 Jun 1943  Toulon  7 Jul 1943  Toulon  Patrol 9,11 days
11. U-375 10 Jul 1943  Toulon  25 Jul 1943  Sunk  Patrol 10,16 days
10 patrols, 278 days at sea

Ships hit by Jürgen Koenenkamp

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
6 Jul 1942U-375 Hero1,376nw
30 Jul 1942U-375 Amina87ag
30 Jul 1942U-375 Ikbal176ag
26 Aug 1942U-375 Empire Kumari (t.)6,288brLW-38
3 Sep 1942U-375 Turkian113ag
3 Sep 1942U-375 Miriam38pl
3 Sep 1942U-375 Arnon558pl
6 Sep 1942U-375 Salina108pl
1 Dec 1942U-375 HMS Manxman (M 70) (d.)2,650br
 
4 Jul 1943U-375 St. Essylt5,634brKMS-18B
 17,028

9 ships sunk (14,378 tons) and 1 ship damaged (2,650 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
(t.) means the ship was a total loss (included in ships & tonnage lost).

Media links


U-Boat Attack Logs
Daniel Morgan and Bruce Taylor


amazon.co.uk
(£ 38.25)


German U-boat Commanders of World War II
Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim

Listing of all U-boat commanders


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