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The Men - The Commander listing

Otto Luther

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37b)

Successes
1 ship damaged for a total of 4.762 GRT

Born	18 Sep, 1918	Flensburg
Died	3 Jan, 1983	Berlin, Germany

Ranks

1 Apr, 1942

Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

U-boat Commands

4 Jun, 1943

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15 Jul, 1943

1 patrol (39 days)

Patrol info

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-135	7 Jun, 1943	Lorient	15 Jul, 1943	Sunk	Patrol,	39 days

Ships hit by Otto Luther

Date	Boat	Name of ship	Tons	Nat.		Convoy	Fate *
15 Jul, 1943	U-135	Twickenham	4.762		br	OS-51	damaged
			4.762
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.

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