Kurt Lange

Kapitänleutnant

Successes
2 ships sunk, total tonnage 12,063 GRT
1 ship damaged, total tonnage 10,195 GRT

Born	12 Aug 1903		Magdeburg
Died	14 Nov 1960	(57)	Wedel, Germany

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Ranks

1 Mar 1922		Rekrut
1 Nov 1936		Obersteuermann
19 Dec 1936		Leutnant zur See der Reserve
1 Feb 1940		Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve
1 Feb 1942		Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

5 Dec 1939		Iron Cross 2nd Class
17 Jul 1940		Iron Cross 1st Class
11 Oct 1944		German Cross in Gold

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-530	14 Oct 1942	Jan, 1945	6 patrols (369 days)

Kurt Lange joined the post World War One German Imperial Navy and served from 1 March 1922 to 20 Dec 1926. When another war broke out the 36 year old Kurt Lange was reinstated from 3 Sept 1939 as Leutnant zur See (reserve). His rank was later changed to full Kapitänleutnant with active date of 1 Sep 1941.

He was awarded both his Iron Crosses for his service while commanding patrol boat in the 9th Patrol Boat Flotilla. His German cross was in recognition for this excellent performance while commanding the U-boat U-530.

When he left U-530 in Jan 1945 he was assigned to Agru Front at Hela in the Baltic as a speaker and instructor. He surrendered to the Western Allies on 8 May 1945 and was released on 25 July 1945 in a British release point in Northern Germany.

Special thanks to Mr. Fernando Almeida for details on this officer.

Patrol info for Kurt Lange

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-530	20 Feb 1943	Kiel	22 Apr 1943	Lorient	Patrol 1,	62 days
2.	U-530	29 May 1943	Lorient	3 Jul 1943	Bordeaux	Patrol 2,	36 days
3.	U-530	21 Sep 1943	Bordeaux	21 Sep 1943	La Pallice		1 days
4.	U-530	27 Sep 1943	La Pallice	29 Sep 1943	La Pallice	Patrol 3,	3 days
5.	U-530	3 Oct 1943	La Pallice	5 Oct 1943	La Pallice	Patrol 4,	3 days
6.	U-530	17 Oct 1943	La Pallice	22 Feb 1944	Lorient	Patrol 5,	129 days
7.	U-530	22 May 1944	Lorient	4 Oct 1944	Flensburg	Patrol 6,	136 days
6 patrols, 369 days at sea

Ships hit by Kurt Lange

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Tons		Convoy
9 Mar 1943	U-530	Milos	3,058	sw	SC-121
5 Apr 1943	U-530	Sunoil	9,005	am	HX-231
26 Dec 1943	U-530	Chapultepec (d.)	10,195	am
			22,258
2 ships sunk (12,063 tons) and 1 ship damaged (10,195 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged.