| Born | 15 Dec, 1917 | Warnemünde |
| Died | 13 Jan, 1943 | Mediterranean |
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Ranks
Decorations |
Patrol info
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | |||||
| 1. | U-224 | 17 Oct, 1942 | Kiel | 9 Dec, 1942 | St. Nazaire | Patrol, | 54 days |
| 2. | U-224 | 3 Jan, 1943 | St. Nazaire | 13 Jan, 1943 | Sunk | Patrol, | 11 days |
| 2 patrols, 65 days at sea | |||||||
Ships hit by Hans-Karl Kosbadt
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * | |
| 29 Oct, 1942 | U-224 | Bic Island | 3.921 | | ca | HX-212 | |
| 12 Nov, 1942 | U-224 | Buchanan | 5.614 | | pa | ||
| 9.535 | |||||||
* 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.
