Gustav-Adolf Janssen
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
Successes 2 ships sunk, total tonnage 11,430 GRT 1 ship damaged, total tonnage 13,945 GRT |
Born | 9 Apr 1915 | | Blankenese, Hamburg |
Died | 15 Nov 1978 | (63) | |
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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 | 1 Apr 1943 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
U-boat | From | To | |
U-151 | 22 Jul 1941 | 15 Nov 1941 | No war patrols |
U-37 | 16 Nov 1941 | 30 Jun 1942 | No war patrols |
U-103 | 15 Jul 1942 | 13 Mar 1944 | 4 patrols (254 days) |
U-3037 | 23 Apr 1945 | 3 May 1945 | No war patrols |
Patrol info for Gustav-Adolf Janssen
| U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
1. |
U-103 |
21 Oct 1942 | Lorient |
29 Dec 1942 | Lorient |
Patrol 1, | 70 days | |
2. |
U-103 |
7 Feb 1943 | Lorient |
26 Mar 1943 | Lorient |
Patrol 2, | 48 days | |
3. |
U-103 |
24 Apr 1943 | Lorient |
26 May 1943 | Lorient |
Patrol 3, | 33 days | |
4. |
U-103 |
25 Jul 1943 | Lorient |
26 Jul 1943 | Lorient |
| 2 days | |
5. |
U-103 |
18 Sep 1943 | Lorient |
19 Sep 1943 | Brest |
Patrol 4, | 2 days | |
6. |
U-103 |
23 Sep 1943 | Brest |
1 Jan 1944 | Bergen |
Patrol 4, | 101 days | |
7. |
U-103 |
3 Jan 1944 | Bergen |
7 Jan 1944 | Kiel |
| 5 days | |
4 patrols, 254 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Gustav-Adolf Janssen
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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