Günter Eppen
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 33)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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Born | 27 Aug 1912 | | Winsen, Lühe |
Died | 31 Jan 1943 | (30) | North Atlantic |
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1 Apr 1933 | | Offiziersanwärter | 1 Jul 1934 | | Fähnrich zur See | 1 Apr 1936 | | Oberfähnrich zur See | 1 Oct 1936 | | Leutnant zur See | 1 Jun 1938 | | Oberleutnant zur See | 1 Apr 1941 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
U-boat | From | To | |
U-519 | 7 May 1942 | 31 Jan 1943 (+) | 2 patrols (76 days) |
Patrol info for Günter Eppen
| U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
1. |
U-519 |
17 Oct 1942 | Kiel |
29 Dec 1942 | Lorient |
Patrol 1, | 74 days | |
2. |
U-519 |
30 Jan 1943 | Lorient |
31 Jan 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 2, | 2 days | |
2 patrols, 76 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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