Günther Stark
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 1 Feb 1917 | | Preussisch-Holland |
| Died | 8 Jun 1944 | (27) | English Channel |
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Günther Stark. Kriegsmarine Crew photo, 1938
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| 3 Apr 1936 | | Offiziersanwärter | | 10 Sep 1936 | | Seekadett | | 1 May 1937 | | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1938 | | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1939 | | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1940 | | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1943 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-740 | 27 Mar 1943 | 8 Jun 1944 (+) | 2 patrols (29 days) |
Crew of 1936
Günther Stark 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 Günther Stark
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
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| 1. |
U-740 |
11 Mar 1944 | Kiel |
14 Mar 1944 | Bergen |
| 4 days | |
| 2. |
U-740 |
27 Mar 1944 | Bergen |
21 Apr 1944 | Brest |
Patrol 1, | 26 days | |
| 3. |
U-740 |
6 Jun 1944 | Brest |
8 Jun 1944 | Sunk |
Patrol 2, | 3 days | |
| 2 patrols, 29 days at sea | |
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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