Eberhard Hoffmann

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 33)


Successes
1 warship sunk, total tonnage 550 tons

Born  24 Oct 1912 Kletzko, Gnesen
Died  21 Dec 1941(29)Moroccan coast, of Tangier


Ranks

1 Jul 1934 Fähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1936 Leutnant zur See
1 Jun 1938 Oberleutnant zur See
1 Feb 1941 Kapitänleutnant
1 Dec 1941 Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-146 30 Oct 1940 6 Apr 1941   No war patrols 
U-451 3 May 1941 21 Dec 1941  (+)  4 patrols (64 days) 

Patrol info for Eberhard Hoffmann

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-451 23 Jun 1941  Kiel  24 Jun 1941  Horten   2 days
2. U-451 6 Jul 1941  Horten  11 Jul 1941  Trondheim   6 days
3. U-451 24 Jul 1941  Trondheim  28 Jul 1941  Kirkenes   5 days
4. U-451 30 Jul 1941  Kirkenes  12 Aug 1941  Kirkenes  Patrol 1,14 days
5. U-451 19 Aug 1941  Kirkenes  12 Sep 1941  Kirkenes  Patrol 2,25 days
6. U-451 16 Sep 1941  Kirkenes  26 Sep 1941  Kiel   11 days
7. U-451 25 Nov 1941  Kiel  12 Dec 1941  Lorient  Patrol 3,18 days
8. U-451 15 Dec 1941  Lorient  21 Dec 1941  Sunk  Patrol 4,7 days
4 patrols, 64 days at sea

Ships hit by Eberhard Hoffmann

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
10 Aug 1941U-451 Zhemchug (No 27)550sj
 550

1 ship sunk (550 tons).

Media links


U-Boat Attack Logs

Daniel Morgan and Bruce Taylor


amazon.co.uk
(£ 38.25)


German U-boat Commanders of World War II

Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim

Listing of all U-boat commanders


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