The Men - U-boat Commanders

Karl Boddenberg

Oberleutnant zur See



No ships sunk or damaged.


Born  23 May 1914 Osenau, Odenthal
Died  25 Oct 1970(56)

Ranks

1 Apr 1942 Leutnant zur See
1 Apr 1943 Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

1 Jun 1939 Spanish Cross in Silver with Swords
10 Sep 1940 Iron Cross 2nd Class
10 Oct 1940 U-boat War Badge 1939
28 Aug 1941 Iron Cross 1st Class
26 Jan 1944 German Cross in Gold
9 Nov 1944 U-boat Front Clasp

U-boat Commands

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U-963 17 Feb 1943 Dec, 1944   7 patrols (188 days) 

Patrol info for Karl Boddenberg

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-963 17 Aug 1943  Kiel  20 Aug 1943  Bergen   4 days
2. U-963 24 Aug 1943  Bergen  26 Aug 1943  Trondheim   3 days
3. U-963 4 Sep 1943  Trondheim  18 Sep 1943  Trondheim  Patrol 1,15 days
4. U-963 5 Oct 1943  Trondheim  3 Dec 1943  Lorient  Patrol 2,60 days
5. U-963 23 Jan 1944  Lorient  24 Jan 1944  Lorient  Patrol 3,2 days
6. U-963 26 Jan 1944  Lorient  27 Mar 1944  Brest  Patrol 3,62 days
7. U-963 6 Jun 1944  Brest  8 Jun 1944  Brest  Patrol 4,3 days
8. U-963 11 Jul 1944  Brest  13 Jul 1944  Brest  Patrol 5,3 days
9. U-963 17 Jul 1944  Brest  19 Jul 1944  Brest  Patrol 6,3 days
10. U-963 29 Aug 1944  La Pallice  7 Oct 1944  Bergen  Patrol 7,40 days
7 patrols, 188 days at sea

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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