The Men - U-boat Commanders

Wilhelm Ambrosius

Fregattenkapitän (Crew 26)

Successes
8 ships sunk, total tonnage 47,030 GRT

Born	14 Jun 1903		Tuchel, West Prussia
Died	29 Sep 1955	(52)	Durban, South Africa

Ranks

3 Oct 1921		Rekrut
3 Mar 1923		Funkgast
3 Oct 1923		Oberfunkgast
1 May 1925		Obermatrose (Umernennung)
1 Nov 1925		Matrosenobergefreiter
1 Apr 1926		Offiziersanwärter
26 Oct 1926		Seekadett
1 Apr 1928		Fähnrich zur See
1 Jun 1930		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1930		Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1932		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Apr 1936		Kapitänleutnant
1 Nov 1940		Korvettenkapitän
1 Jun 1944		Fregattenkapitän

Decorations

6 Jun 1939		Spanish Cross in Silver without Swords
21 Aug 1939		Spanisches Marineverdienstkreuz in Weiß am Bande 1. Klasse
15 Dec 1939		Iron Cross 2nd Class
Apr, 1940		U-boat War Badge 1939
Sep, 1940		Iron Cross 1st Class
20 Apr 1943		War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords
1 Sep 1943		War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords
8 Sep 1944		German Cross in Gold

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-28	12 Sep 1936	1 Nov 1938	No war patrols
U-21	1937	1937	No war patrols
U-43	26 Aug 1939	20 Oct 1940	5 patrols (181 days)

Special thanks to Mr. Fernando Almeida for details on date of death.

Patrol info for Wilhelm Ambrosius

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-43	6 Nov 1939	Wilhelmshaven	14 Dec 1939	Wilhelmshaven	Patrol 1,	39 days
2.	U-43	13 Mar 1940	Wilhelmshaven	6 Apr 1940	Wilhelmshaven	Patrol 2,	25 days
3.	U-43	12 Apr 1940	Wilhelmshaven	23 Apr 1940	Wilhelmshaven	Patrol 3,	12 days
4.	U-43	13 May 1940	Wilhelmshaven	22 Jul 1940	Wilhelmshaven	Patrol 4,	71 days
5.	U-43	9 Sep 1940	Wilhelmshaven	12 Sep 1940	Bergen		4 days
6.	U-43	15 Sep 1940	Bergen	18 Oct 1940	Lorient	Patrol 5,	34 days
5 patrols, 181 days at sea

Ships hit by Wilhelm Ambrosius

Date	U-boat		Name of ship	Tons	Nat.		Convoy
16 Nov 1939	U-43		Arlington Court	4,915		br	SL-7A
22 Nov 1939	U-43		Arijon	4,374		fr	14-BS
25 Nov 1939	U-43		Uskmouth	2,483		br

21 Jun 1940	U-43		Yarraville	8,627		br	65-X
30 Jun 1940	U-43		Avelona Star	13,376		br	SL-36
9 Jul 1940	U-43		Aylesbury	3,944		br
17 Jul 1940	U-43		Fellside	3,509		br	OA-184
25 Sep 1940	U-43		Sulairia	5,802		br	OB-217
				47,030
8 ships sunk (47,030 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel.

About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.

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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