| Born | 20 Dec, 1913 | Kiel |
| Died | 31 Jul, 1942 | North Atlantic |
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Oberleutnant z. See Amelung von Varendorff was the II WO on U-47 when the U-boat achieved its successful raid on the British base at Scapa Flow. He left the U-boat before U-47 went on her last patrol.
He died on the third patrol of U-213 when the U-boat was sunk by depth charges from HMS Erne, Sandwich and Rochester during a
convoy operation against OS-35.Patrol info
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | |||||
| 1. | U-213 | 24 Jan, 1942 | Kiel | 25 Jan, 1942 | Helgoland | 2 days | |
| 2. | U-213 | 26 Jan, 1942 | Helgoland | 20 Mar, 1942 | Brest | Patrol | 54 days |
| 3. | U-213 | 23 Apr, 1942 | Brest | 24 Apr, 1942 | Lorient | 2 days | |
| 4. | U-213 | 25 Apr, 1942 | Lorient | 20 Jun, 1942 | Lorient | Patrol | 57 days |
| 5. | U-213 | 20 Jun, 1942 | Lorient | 21 Jun, 1942 | Brest | 2 days | |
| 6. | U-213 | 23 Jul, 1942 | Brest | 31 Jul, 1942 | Sunk | Patrol | 9 days |
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