Gustav Borchardt

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37b)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	25 Dec 1916		Berlin-Pankow
Died	31 May 1943	(26)	Bay of Biscay

Ranks

9 Oct 1937		Offiziersanwärter
28 Jun 1938		Seekadett
1 Apr 1939		Fähnrich zur See
1 Mar 1940		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 May 1940		Leutnant zur See
1 Apr 1942		Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

1940		Iron Cross 2nd Class
1940		Destroyer War Badge
15 Oct 1942		U-boat War Badge 1939

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-563	21 May 1943	31 May 1943 (+)	1 patrol (3 days)

Patrol info for Gustav Borchardt

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-563	29 May 1943	Brest	31 May 1943	Sunk	Patrol 1,	3 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.