The Men - U-boat Commanders

Karl Albrecht

Oberleutnant zur See

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	21 Apr 1907		Essen
Died	30 Sep 1944	(37)

Ranks

7 Apr 1923		Rekrut
1 May 1927		Signalgefreiter
1 May 1929		Obersignalgefreiter
1 Sep 1930		Signalmaat
1 Sep 1932		Obersignalmaat
1 Nov 1935		Steuermann
1 Jan 1936		Obersteuermann
1 Oct 1938		Stabssteuermann
1 Jan 1939		Stabsobersteuermann
1 Oct 1942		Leutnant zur See
1 Apr 1943		Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

25 Jan 1940		Iron Cross 2nd Class
21 Mar 1940		U-boat War Badge 1939
12 Oct 1942		Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-1062	19 Jun 1943	30 Sep 1944 (+)	2 patrols (207 days)

Patrol info for Karl Albrecht

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-1062	18 Dec 1943	Kiel	24 Dec 1943	Bergen	Patrol 1,	7 days
2.	U-1062	3 Jan 1944	Bergen	19 Apr 1944	Penang	Patrol 1,	108 days
3.	U-1062	19 Jun 1944	Penang	2 Jul 1944	Penang	Patrol 2,	14 days
4.	U-1062	15 Jul 1944	Penang	30 Sep 1944	Sunk	Patrol 2,	78 days
2 patrols, 207 days at sea

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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