Horst Kremser
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
Successes
1 ship sunk, total tonnage 423 GRT |
| Born | 5 Sep 1917 | | Neusaz a.d. Oder, Lower Silesia |
| Died | 1 Aug 1943 | (25) | Bay of Biscay |
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Kriegsmarine crew book photo
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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 Feb 1943 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-383 | 6 Jun 1942 | 1 Aug 1943 (+) | 4 patrols (163 days) |
Patrol info for Horst Kremser
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
|---|
| 1. |
U-383 |
17 Oct 1942 | Kiel |
9 Dec 1942 | Brest |
Patrol 1, | 54 days | |
| 2. |
U-383 |
6 Jan 1943 | Brest |
10 Mar 1943 | Brest |
Patrol 2, | 64 days | |
| 3. |
U-383 |
17 Apr 1943 | Brest |
25 May 1943 | Brest |
Patrol 3, | 39 days | |
| 4. |
U-383 |
27 Jul 1943 | Brest |
1 Aug 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 4, | 6 days | |
| 4 patrols, 163 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Horst Kremser
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
|---|
| 24 Oct 1942 | U-383 |  | Jon Olafsson | 423 |  | is | |
| | 423 | |
1 ship sunk (423 tons). Legend
We have a picture of this vessel. |
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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