Heinz Schomburg
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)
Successes
1 ship sunk, total tonnage 39 GRT |
| Born | 28 Sep 1914 | | Barsighausen, Lower Saxony |
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| 5 Apr 1935 | | Offiziersanwärter | | 25 Sep 1935 | | Seekadett | | 1 Jul 1936 | | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jan 1938 | | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1938 | | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1939 | | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1942 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-145 | 22 Oct 1941 | 25 Nov 1941 | No war patrols |
| U-561 | 5 Sep 1942 | 18 Jun 1943 | 6 patrols (140 days) |
Patrol info for Heinz Schomburg
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
|---|
| 1. |
U-561 |
9 Sep 1942 | La Spezia |
11 Sep 1942 | Messina |
| 3 days | |
| 2. |
U-561 |
12 Sep 1942 | Messina |
4 Oct 1942 | La Spezia |
Patrol 1, | 23 days | |
| 3. |
U-561 |
7 Nov 1942 | La Spezia |
14 Nov 1942 | La Spezia |
Patrol 2, | 8 days | |
| 4. |
U-561 |
25 Nov 1942 | La Spezia |
18 Dec 1942 | Messina |
Patrol 3, | 24 days | |
| 5. |
U-561 |
23 Dec 1942 | Messina |
15 Jan 1943 | Pola |
Patrol 4, | 24 days | |
| 6. |
U-561 |
11 Mar 1943 | Pola |
28 Mar 1943 | Toulon |
Patrol 5, | 18 days | |
| 7. |
U-561 |
22 Apr 1943 | Toulon |
3 Jun 1943 | Toulon |
Patrol 6, | 43 days | |
| 6 patrols, 140 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Heinz Schomburg
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
|---|
| 24 Sep 1942 | U-561 | | Sphinx | 39 |  | ag | |
| | 39 | |
1 ship sunk (39 tons). |
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.
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