Otto Gericke

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 31)



No ships sunk or damaged.


Born  29 Dec 1908 Haguenau, Alsace
Died  15 Mar 1942(33)Newfoundland


Ranks

1 Apr 1935 Leutnant zur See
1 Jan 1937 Oberleutnant zur See
1 Oct 1939 Kapitänleutnant
1 Dec 1943 Korvettenkapitän (posthumous)

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-503 10 Jul 1941 15 Mar 1942  (+)  1 patrol (16 days) 

Patrol info for Otto Gericke

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-503 15 Feb 1942  Kiel  16 Feb 1942  Helgoland   2 days
2. U-503 19 Feb 1942  Helgoland  22 Feb 1942  Bergen   4 days
3. U-503 28 Feb 1942  Bergen  15 Mar 1942  Sunk  Patrol 1,16 days

Media links


German U-boat Commanders of World War II

Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim

Listing of all U-boat commanders


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