Kurt Ruwiedel
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 36)
No ships sunk or damaged.
|
| Born | 18 Sep 1917 | | Ehringhausen |
| Died | 3 Jan 1943 | (25) | south-west of Iceland |
|
Kriegsmarine crew book photo
|
| 3 Apr 1936 | | Offiziersanwärter | | 10 Sep 1936 | | Seekadett | | 1 May 1937 | | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1938 | | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1940 | | Oberleutnant zur See |
|
U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-10 | 10 Jun 1941 | 29 Nov 1941 | No war patrols |
| U-337 | 6 May 1942 | 3 Jan 1943 (+) | 1 patrol (11 days) |
Crew of 1936
Kurt Ruwiedel was one of the Kriegsmarine's famous Olympia Crew. This Crew chose the Olympic rings as their symbol (the 1936 Olympic games were held in Berlin). It was the largest Crew, and produced more U-boat commanders than any other – of the 164 who 'graduated', 140 took command during the war.
Patrol info for Kurt Ruwiedel
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
|---|
| 1. |
U-337 |
24 Dec 1942 | Kiel |
3 Jan 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 1, | 11 days | |
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.
As an Amazon Associate uboat.net earns a commission from qualifying purchases.
