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Joachim Berger

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 34)


Successes
5 ships sunk for a total of 38,014 GRT

Born  23 Jun 1913 Berlin
Died  4 Mar 1943(29)North Atlantic

Ranks

8 Apr 1934Offiziersanwärter
1 Jul 1935Fähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1937Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1937Leutnant zur See
1 Apr 1939Oberleutnant zur See
1 Nov 1941Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

30 Jan 1942Iron Cross 2nd Class
28 Mar 1942U-boat War Badge 1939
9 Jul 1942Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-87 19 Aug 1941 4 Mar 1943  (+)  5 patrols (260 days) 

Patrol info for Joachim Berger


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-87 24 Dec 1941  Kiel  30 Jan 1942  La Pallice  Patrol 1,38 days
2. U-87 22 Feb 1942  La Pallice  27 Mar 1942  St. Nazaire  Patrol 2,34 days
3. U-87 19 May 1942  St. Nazaire  8 Jul 1942  St. Nazaire  Patrol 3,51 days
4. U-87 31 Aug 1942  St. Nazaire  20 Nov 1942  Brest  Patrol 4,82 days
5. U-87 9 Jan 1943  Brest  4 Mar 1943  Sunk  Patrol 5,55 days
5 patrols, 260 days at sea

Ships hit by Joachim Berger

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
31 Dec 1941U-87 Cardita8,237brHX-166
 
17 Jan 1942U-87 Nyholt8,087nwON-52
16 Jun 1942U-87 Cherokee5,896amXB-25
16 Jun 1942U-87 Port Nicholson8,402brXB-25
11 Oct 1942U-87 Agapenor7,392br
 38,014

5 ships sunk (38,014 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.



Naval Officers Under Hitler
Rust, Eric C.


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Books dealing with this subject include:

Aces of the Reich. Williamson, Gordon, 1989.
The Faustball Tunnel. Moore, John Hammond, 1978.
Naval Officers Under Hitler. Rust, Eric C., 1991.
Silent Hunters. Savas, Theodore P. (editor), 1997. (transl.)
A Última Viagem do Lobo Cinzento. Fortes, Telmo, 1999.


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

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