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Kurt Hartwig

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/05)

Successes
48 ships sunk for a total of 151.120 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 14.000 tons
5 ships damaged for a total of 24.131 GRT

Born:21 Jan, 1887  
Dead:  

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Ranks

28 Sep, 1908Leutnant zur See
5 Sep, 1911Oberleutnant zur See
24 Apr, 1916Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

Iron Cross 2nd class
Iron Cross 1st Class
20 Jan, 1917Hausorden von Hohenzollern
3 Oct, 1918Pour le Mérite

U-boat Commands

U 322 Feb, 1916 - 15 Feb, 1918
U 6325 Dec, 1917 - 11 Nov, 1918

Notes

Was awarded the Pour le Mérite on the 3rd October 1918 in recognition of outstanding leadership and distinguished naval planning and successful submarine operations. Also given in recognition of the sinking of over 190.000 BRT of enemy shipping, including the warship HMS Cornwallis while in command of U32.

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