Emil Claussen

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37a)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	6 Oct 1917		Flensburg
Died	25 Mar 1943	(25)	North Atlantic

Ranks

3 Apr 1937		Offiziersanwärter
21 Sep 1937		Seekadett
1 May 1938		Fähnrich zur See
1 Jul 1939		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Aug 1939		Leutnant zur See
1 Sep 1941		Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

5 Jul 1940		Iron Cross 2nd Class
14 Nov 1940		Minesweeper War Badge

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-469	7 Oct 1942	25 Mar 1943 (+)	1 patrol (10 days)

Patrol info for Emil Claussen

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-469	16 Mar 1943	Kiel	25 Mar 1943	Sunk	Patrol 1,	10 days

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.