| Born | 29 Oct 1906 | Berlin-Schöneberg | |
| Died | 12 Dec 1975 | (69) | Marburg-Lahn, Germany |
|
|
Ranks
Decorations
|
U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U-21 | 18 Jul 1935 | 3 Oct 1937 | No war patrols |
| U-7 | 18 Jul 1935 | 3 Oct 1937 | No war patrols |
| U-33 | 22 Nov 1936 | 20 Dec 1936 | No war patrols |
| U-33 | 3 Jun 1937 | 25 Jul 1937 | No war patrols |
| U-181 | 1 Nov 1943 | 5 May 1945 | 2 patrols (225 days) |
After the war he joined the post-war German Navy, Bundesmarine, and later retired as Flottillenadmiral (e. Commodore or Rear Admiral).
Special thanks to Mr. Fernando Almeida for details on date of death and post-war career.
Patrol info for Kurt Freiwald
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | U-181 | 16 Mar 1944 | Bordeaux | 8 Aug 1944 | Penang | Patrol 1, | 146 days | |
| 2. | U-181 | 23 Sep 1944 | Singapore | 25 Sep 1944 | Batavia | 3 days | ||
| 3. | U-181 | 19 Oct 1944 | Batavia | 5 Jan 1945 | Batavia | Patrol 2, | 79 days | |
| 4. | U-181 | 14 Jan 1945 | Batavia | 16 Jan 1945 | Singapore | 3 days | ||
| 2 patrols, 225 days at sea | ||||||||
Ships hit by Kurt Freiwald
| Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 1944 | U-181 |  | Janeta | 5,312 |  | br | ||
| 19 Jun 1944 | U-181 | | Garoet | 7,118 |  | nl | ||
| 15 Jul 1944 | U-181 | | Tanda | 7,174 | | br | ||
| 19 Jul 1944 | U-181 | | King Frederick | 5,265 | | br | ||
| 2 Nov 1944 | U-181 | | Fort Lee | 10,198 |  | am | ||
| 35,067 | ||||||||
5 ships sunk (35,067 tons). Legend | ||||||||
About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.
Media links
|
|
