The Men - U-boat Commanders

Karl Brandenburg

Fregattenkapitän (Crew 24)

Successes
2 ships sunk, total tonnage 15,593 GRT
1 ship damaged, total tonnage 8,939 GRT

Born	25 Jul 1906		Tribsees, Pomerania
Died	16 Sep 1942	(36)	Barents Sea

Ranks

31 Mar 1924		Offiziersanwärter
19 Jun 1925		Seekadett
1 Apr 1926		Fähnrich zur See
1 May 1928		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1928		Leutnant zur See
1 Jul 1930		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Apr 1935		Kapitänleutnant
1 Aug 1939		Korvettenkapitän
1 Apr 1943		Fregattenkapitän (posthumous)

Decorations

15 Feb 1941		Iron Cross 2nd Class
8 Sep 1942		U-boat War Badge 1939
8 Sep 1942		Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-457	5 Nov 1941	16 Sep 1942 (+)	3 patrols (57 days)

Patrol info for Karl Brandenburg

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-457	30 May 1942	Kiel	3 Jun 1942	Trondheim		5 days
2.	U-457	18 Jun 1942	Trondheim	22 Jun 1942	Trondheim		5 days
3.	U-457	28 Jun 1942	Trondheim	16 Jul 1942	Narvik	Patrol 1,	19 days
4.	U-457	18 Jul 1942	Narvik	20 Jul 1942	Trondheim		3 days
5.	U-457	8 Aug 1942	Trondheim	7 Sep 1942	Narvik	Patrol 2,	31 days
6.	U-457	10 Sep 1942	Narvik	16 Sep 1942	Sunk	Patrol 3,	7 days
3 patrols, 57 days at sea

Ships hit by Karl Brandenburg

Date	U-boat		Name of ship	Tons	Nat.		Convoy
4 Jul 1942	U-457		Christopher Newport	7,191		am	PQ-17
7 Jul 1942	U-457		Aldersdale	8,402		br	PQ-17
14 Sep 1942	U-457		Atheltemplar (d.)	8,939		br	PQ-18
				24,532
2 ships sunk (15,593 tons) and 1 ship damaged (8,939 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged.

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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