The Men - U-boat Commanders

Hans-Achim von Rosenberg-Gruszczynski

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37a)


Successes
2 ships sunk, total tonnage 13,407 GRT

Born  4 Jun 1917 Wilhelmshaven
Died  19 Mar 1943(25)south-west of Iceland

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

Decorations

18 Feb 1941 U-boat War Badge 1939
18 Feb 1941 Iron Cross 2nd Class
5 Feb 1943 Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-18 7 May 1941 31 May 1942   No war patrols 
U-384 18 Jul 1942 19 Mar 1943  (+)  2 patrols (68 days) 

Patrol info for Hans-Achim von Rosenberg-Gruszczynski

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-384 12 Dec 1942  Kiel  3 Feb 1943  La Pallice  Patrol 1,54 days
2. U-384 6 Mar 1943  La Pallice  19 Mar 1943  Sunk  Patrol 2,14 days
2 patrols, 68 days at sea

Ships hit by Hans-Achim von Rosenberg-Gruszczynski

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
9 Jan 1943U-384 Louise Lykes6,155am
17 Mar 1943U-384 Coracero7,252brHX-229
 13,407

2 ships sunk (13,407 tons).

Legend
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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.

Media links


German U-boat Commanders of World War II
Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim

Listing of all U-boat commanders


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