| Born | 3 Mar 1915 | Peking, China | |
| Died | 31 May 1943 | (28) | Cape Ortegal |
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Ranks
Decorations |
U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U-2 | 16 May 1942 | 19 Nov 1942 | No war patrols |
| U-333 | 22 Nov 1942 | 17 May 1943 | 2 patrols (91 days) |
| U-440 | 20 May 1943 | 31 May 1943 (+) | 1 patrol (6 days) |
Crew of 1936
Werner Schwaff 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 Werner Schwaff
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | U-333 | 20 Dec 1942 | La Pallice | 5 Feb 1943 | La Pallice | Patrol 1, | 48 days | |
| 2. | U-333 | 2 Mar 1943 | La Pallice | 13 Apr 1943 | La Pallice | Patrol 2, | 43 days | |
| 3. | U-440 | 26 May 1943 | St. Nazaire | 31 May 1943 | Sunk | Patrol 3, | 6 days | |
| 3 patrols, 97 days at sea | ||||||||
Ships hit by Werner Schwaff
| Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1943 | U-333 |  | Carras | 5,234 |  | gr | SC-122 | |
| 5,234 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (5,234 tons). Legend | ||||||||
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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