| Born | 27 Mar 1922 | Berlin-Schöneberg | |
| Died | 11 Feb 1944 | (21) | North Atlantic |
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Ranks
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U-283 | 16 Aug 1943 | 11 Feb 1944 (+) | 1 patrol (30 days) |
Oblt. Günter Ney was one of the youngest U-boat commanders during WWII when he left for his patrol with U-283 from Kiel. He was little under 22 years old at the time. He died along with his entire crew when the boat was sunk 30 days later (Niestlé, 1998).
Sources
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II.
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1997). Der U-Bootkrieg 1939-1945 (Band 2).
Niestlé, A. (1998). German U-boat losses during World War II.
Patrol info for Günter Ney
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | U-283 | 13 Jan 1944 | Kiel | 11 Feb 1944 | Sunk | Patrol 1, | 30 days | |
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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