Ernst-Bernward Lohse

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 32)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	6 Apr 1913		Wurzen, Saxony
Died	30 Mar 1942	(28)	Arctic Ocean

Ranks

1 Apr 1932		Offiziersanwärter
4 Nov 1932		Seekadett
1 Jan 1934		Fähnrich zur See
1 Sep 1935		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1936		Leutnant zur See
1 Jan 1937		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Nov 1939		Kapitänleutnant
1 Jan 1944		Korvettenkapitän (posthumous)

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-21	21 Dec 1940	18 May 1941	No war patrols
U-585	28 Aug 1941	30 Mar 1942 (+)	4 patrols (49 days)

Patrol info for Ernst-Bernward Lohse

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-585	20 Dec 1941	Kiel	27 Dec 1941	Trondheim		8 days
2.	U-585	3 Jan 1942	Trondheim	9 Jan 1942	Neidenfjord		7 days
3.	U-585	15 Jan 1942	Neidenfjord	21 Jan 1942	Kirkenes	Patrol 1,	7 days
4.	U-585	25 Jan 1942	Kirkenes	21 Feb 1942	Kirkenes	Patrol 2,	28 days
5.	U-585	15 Mar 1942	Kirkenes	25 Mar 1942	Kirkenes	Patrol 3,	11 days
6.	U-585	28 Mar 1942	Kirkenes	30 Mar 1942	Sunk	Patrol 4,	3 days
4 patrols, 49 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.