Born | 7 Sep 1922 | Hamborn | |
Died | 21 Nov 1995 | (73) |
Ranks
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U-boat Commands
U-boat | From | To | |
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U-19 | 7 Sep 1944 | 11 Sep 1944 | 1 patrol (4 days) |
Ltn. Hubert Verpoorten was one of the youngest U-boat commanders during WWII when he took command of U-19 in the Black Sea on 7 Sept 1944. He was only 22 years old at the time. He scuttled his boat 4 days later (Niestlé, 1998).
Sources
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II.
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1997). Der U-Bootkrieg 1939-1945 (Band 2).
Niestlé, A. (1998). German U-boat losses during World War II.
Patrol info for Hubert Verpoorten
U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
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1. | U-19 | 7 Sep 1944 | *at sea* | 10 Sep 1944 | Patrol 1, | 4 days |
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