WWI U-boat commanders

Kurt Ramien

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/08)

Successes
57 ships sunk with a total of 103,443 GRT
6 ships damaged with a total of 26,509 GRT

Born:3 Oct 1889 Harburg 
Died:8 Sep 1939 Kiel 

Kurt Ramien

Ranks

10 Apr 1909Fähnrich zur See
27 Sep 1911Leutnant zur See
19 Sep 1914Oberleutnant zur See
28 Apr 1918Kapitänleutnant
1 Apr 1927Korvettenkapitän
1 Oct 1932Fregattenkapitän
1 Oct 1934Kapitän zur See
1 Apr 1938Konteradmiral

Decorations

 Iron Cross 2nd class
 Badge U-Boat War
 Iron Cross 1st class
 Hanseatic Cross
 Hausorden von Hohenzollern

U-boat Commands

UC 114 Apr 1916 - 31 Aug 1916
UC 486 Nov 1916 - 20 Oct 1917
UB 10931 Dec 1917 - 29 Aug 1918

Notes

Kurt Ramien survived the loss of UB 109 and was taken PoW in England until 1919.

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