Hans Seidel

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37a)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	15 May 1918		Oberweischlitz, Vogtland
Died	17 Jul 1944	(26)	Norwegian Sea

Kriegsmarine Crew photo

Ranks

3 Apr 1937		Offiziersanwärter
21 Sep 1937		Seekadett
1 May 1938		Fähnrich zur See
1 Jul 1939		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Aug 1939		Leutnant zur See
1 Sep 1941		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Apr 1944		Kapitänleutnant

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-203	11 Sep 1942	20 Sep 1942	1 patrol (8 days)
U-361	18 Dec 1942	17 Jul 1944 (+)	3 patrols (81 days)

Patrol info for Hans Seidel

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-203	11 Sep 1942	at sea	18 Sep 1942	Brest	Patrol 1,	8 days
2.	U-361	22 Feb 1944	Kiel	27 Mar 1944	Narvik	Patrol 2,	35 days
3.	U-361	31 Mar 1944	Narvik	24 Apr 1944	Narvik	Patrol 3,	25 days
4.	U-361	27 Jun 1944	Narvik	17 Jul 1944	Sunk	Patrol 4,	21 days
4 patrols, 89 days at sea

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.