Eduard Turre
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew X/39)
Successes 1 warship sunk, total tonnage 672 tons |
Born | 31 Jan 1920 | | Odenheim, Bruchsal, Baden |
Died | 24 Dec 1998 | (78) | |
Kriegsmarine Crew photo
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16 Sep 1939 | | Offiziersanwärter | 1 Aug 1940 | | Fähnrich zur See | 1 Jul 1941 | | Oberfähnrich zur See | 1 Mar 1942 | | Leutnant zur See | 1 Oct 1943 | | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
U-boat | From | To | |
U-868 | 22 Jul 1944 | 9 May 1945 | 2 patrols (57 days) |
Patrol info for Eduard Turre
| U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
1. |
U-868 |
5 Jan 1945 | Kiel |
9 Jan 1945 | Horten |
| 5 days | |
2. |
U-868 |
21 Jan 1945 | Horten |
18 Feb 1945 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 1, | 29 days | |
3. |
U-868 |
14 Mar 1945 | St. Nazaire |
10 Apr 1945 | Kristiansand |
Patrol 2, | 28 days | |
4. |
U-868 |
14 Apr 1945 | Kristiansand |
17 Apr 1945 | Bergen |
| 4 days | |
2 patrols, 57 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Eduard Turre
Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
17 Mar 1945 | U-868 | | HMCS Guysborough (J 52) | 672 | | ca | |
| 672 | |
1 ship sunk (672 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. |
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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