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 |
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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 |
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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
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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