Gustav Lüssow
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37a)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 30 Dec 1917 | | Teterow, Mecklenburg |
| Died | 28 Jan 1944 | (26) | North Atlantic |
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| 3 Apr 1937 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 May 1938 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1939 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Aug 1939 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Sep 1941 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-571 | 31 May 1943 | 28 Jan 1944 (+) | 3 patrols (110 days) |
Patrol info for Gustav Lüssow
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-571 |
8 Jun 1943 | La Pallice |
1 Sep 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 1, | 86 days | |
| 2. |
U-571 |
26 Dec 1943 | La Pallice |
28 Dec 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 2, | 3 days | |
| 3. |
U-571 |
8 Jan 1944 | La Pallice |
28 Jan 1944 | Sunk |
Patrol 3, | 21 days | |
| 3 patrols, 110 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Gustav Lüssow
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.
