Günther Reeder
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)
Successes
3 ships sunk for a total of 18,266 GRT
1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 10,552 GRT |
| Born | 2 Nov 1915 | | Berlin-Karlshorst |
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Günther Reeder
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| 5 Apr 1935 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1936 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jan 1938 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1934 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1939 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Jun 1942 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-7 | Oct, 1940 | Jan, 1941 | No war patrols |
| U-7 | Feb, 1941 | 29 Mar 1941 | No war patrols |
| U-214 | 1 Nov 1941 | 10 May 1943 | 5 patrols (181 days) |
Personal information
While outbound through the Bay of Biscay on May 6, 1943 Reeder's boat, the U-214, was heavily depth charged by a British Whitley bomber (10 OTU). Heavy machine-gunfire hit and severely wounded Reeder forcing him to abort his 2 days old patrol and put into Brest on May 10. A replacement captain, Rupperecht Stock, took the boat out again on May 19.
This was to be Reeder's last U-boat command.
Patrol info for Günther Reeder
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-214 |
18 May 1942 | Kiel |
20 May 1942 | Kristiansand |
Patrol 1, | 3 days | |
| 2. |
U-214 |
21 May 1942 | Kristiansand |
2 Jun 1942 | Lorient |
Patrol 1, | 13 days | |
| 3. |
U-214 |
3 Jun 1942 | Lorient |
4 Jun 1942 | Brest |
Patrol 1, | 2 days | |
| 4. |
U-214 |
13 Jun 1942 | Brest |
17 Jun 1942 | Lorient |
Patrol 2, | 5 days | |
| 5. |
U-214 |
17 Jun 1942 | Lorient |
18 Jun 1942 | Brest |
Patrol 2, | 2 days | |
| 6. |
U-214 |
9 Aug 1942 | Brest |
9 Oct 1942 | Brest |
Patrol 3, | 62 days | |
| 7. |
U-214 |
30 Nov 1942 | Brest |
24 Feb 1943 | Brest |
Patrol 4, | 87 days | |
| 8. |
U-214 |
4 May 1943 | Brest |
10 May 1943 | Brest |
Patrol 5, | 7 days | |
| 5 patrols, 181 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Günther Reeder
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.
