The Men - U-boat Commanders

Götz Baur

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)


Successes
2 ships sunk, total tonnage 10,066 GRT
2 ships damaged, total tonnage 10,447 GRT

Born  1 Aug 1917 Shanghai, China

Ranks

5 Apr 1935 Offiziersanwärter
25 Sep 1935 Seekadett
1 Jul 1936 Fähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1938 Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1938 Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1939 Oberleutnant zur See
1 Nov 1942 Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class
1940 Destroyer War Badge
27 Aug 1941 U-boat War Badge 1939
1941 Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-660 8 Jan 1942 12 Nov 1942   3 patrols (77 days) 

Patrol info for Götz Baur

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-660 25 Jul 1942  Kiel  6 Sep 1942  Brest  Patrol 1,44 days
2. U-660 3 Oct 1942  Brest  15 Oct 1942  La Spezia  Patrol 2,13 days
3. U-660 24 Oct 1942  La Spezia  12 Nov 1942  Sunk  Patrol 3,20 days
3 patrols, 77 days at sea

Ships hit by Götz Baur

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
10 Aug 1942U-660 Condylis (d.)4,439grSC-94
10 Aug 1942U-660 Cape Race3,807brSC-94
10 Aug 1942U-660 Empire Reindeer6,259brSC-94
10 Aug 1942U-660 Oregon (d.)6,008brSC-94
 20,513

2 ships sunk (10,066 tons) and 2 ships damaged (10,447 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.


About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.

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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