Günter Kutschmann

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 29)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	21 Jan 1911		Magdeburg
Died	13 Feb 1940	(29)	North Sea

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Ranks

1 Apr 1929		Offiziersanwärter
10 Oct 1929		Seekadett
1 Jan 1931		Fähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1933		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1933		Leutnant zur See
1 Jun 1935		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jul 1938		Kapitänleutnant
1 Feb 1940		Korvettenkapitän

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-5	3 Feb 1938	4 Dec 1939	1 patrol (16 days)
U-54	5 Dec 1939	13 Feb 1940 (+)	1 patrol (2 days)

Patrol info for Günter Kutschmann

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-5	24 Aug 1939	Neustadt	8 Sep 1939	Kiel	Patrol 1,	16 days
2.	U-54	12 Feb 1940	Kiel	13 Feb 1940	Sunk	Patrol 2,	2 days
2 patrols, 18 days at sea

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.