The Men - U-boat Commanders

Harald Grosse

Fregattenkapitän (Crew 25)

Successes
5 ships sunk, total tonnage 13,298 GRT
1 ship damaged, total tonnage 8,022 GRT

Born	17 Nov 1906		Mainz
Died	24 Feb 1940	(33)	west of Orkneys

Ranks

16 Nov 1925		Seekadett
1 Apr 1927		Fähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1929		Leutnant zur See
1 Jul 1931		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jul 1935		Kapitänleutnant
1 Nov 1939		Korvettenkapitän
1 Jun 1940		Fregattenkapitän (posthumous)

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-8	13 Aug 1935	3 Nov 1936	No war patrols
U-34	4 Nov 1936	22 Dec 1936	No war patrols
U-22	23 Dec 1936	4 Oct 1937	No war patrols
U-53	15 Jan 1940	24 Feb 1940 (+)	1 patrol (23 days)

Patrol info for Harald Grosse

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-53	2 Feb 1940	Wilhelmshaven	24 Feb 1940	Sunk	Patrol 1,	23 days

Ships hit by Harald Grosse

Date	U-boat		Name of ship	Tons	Nat.		Convoy
11 Feb 1940	U-53		Snestad	4,114		nw
11 Feb 1940	U-53		Imperial Transport (d.)	8,022		br
12 Feb 1940	U-53		Dalarö	3,927		sw
13 Feb 1940	U-53		Norna	1,022		sw
14 Feb 1940	U-53		Martin Goldschmidt	2,095		da
18 Feb 1940	U-53		Banderas	2,140		sp
				21,320
5 ships sunk (13,298 tons) and 1 ship damaged (8,022 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged.

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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