Ludwig Forster

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 36)

Successes
3 ships sunk, total tonnage 17,755 GRT
1 warship sunk, total tonnage 900 tons

Born	9 Oct 1915		Lauingen near Dillingen
Died	22 Aug 1942	(26)	US waters

Ranks

3 Apr 1936		Offiziersanwärter
10 Sep 1936		Seekadett
1 May 1937		Fähnrich zur See
1 Jul 1938		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1938		Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1940		Oberleutnant zur See

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-62	20 May 1941	Sep, 1941	No war patrols
U-654	2 Dec 1941	22 Aug 1942 (+)	4 patrols (162 days)

Patrol info for Ludwig Forster

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-654	4 Dec 1941	Stavanger	4 Dec 1941	Stavanger		1 days
2.	U-654	7 Dec 1941	Stavanger	9 Dec 1941	Bergen		3 days
3.	U-654	15 Dec 1941	Bergen	25 Dec 1941	Brest	Patrol 1,	11 days
4.	U-654	3 Jan 1942	Brest	19 Feb 1942	Brest	Patrol 2,	48 days
5.	U-654	21 Mar 1942	Brest	19 May 1942	Brest	Patrol 3,	60 days
6.	U-654	9 Jul 1942	Brest	10 Jul 1942	Lorient		2 days
7.	U-654	11 Jul 1942	Lorient	22 Aug 1942	Sunk	Patrol 4,	43 days
4 patrols, 162 days at sea

Ships hit by Ludwig Forster

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Tons		Convoy
9 Feb 1942	U-654	FFL Alysse (K 100)	900	fr	ON-60
10 Apr 1942	U-654	Empire Prairie	7,010	br
20 Apr 1942	U-654	Steel Maker	6,176	am
20 Apr 1942	U-654	Agra	4,569	sw
			18,655
4 ships sunk (18,655 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.