Ernst-August Rehwinkel

Fregattenkapitän (Crew 23)

Successes
4 ships sunk, total tonnage 23,635 GRT
1 warship sunk, total tonnage 1,090 tons

Born	30 Oct 1901		Hildesheim
Died	6 Aug 1942	(40)	Cape Ortegal

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Ranks

1 Apr 1925		Fähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1927		Leutnant zur See
1 Jul 1929		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Apr 1935		Kapitänleutnant
1 Feb 1939		Korvettenkapitän
1 Aug 1942		Fregattenkapitän

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-578	10 Jul 1941	6 Aug 1942 (+)	5 patrols (133 days)

Ernst-August Rehwinkel was one of the oldest U-boat commanders of WWII to depart on patrol when he took his boat U-578 out from Kirkesnes, Norway on 19 Nov 1941. He was 40 years old at the time. He was successful with his boat before being lost without explanation on his 5th patrol around 6 Aug 1942 in the Bay of Biscay (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 Ernst-August Rehwinkel

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-578	28 Oct 1941	Kiel	2 Nov 1941	Trondheim		6 days
2.	U-578	5 Nov 1941	Trondheim	8 Nov 1941	Kirkenes		4 days
3.	U-578	19 Nov 1941	Kirkenes	27 Nov 1941	Kirkenes	Patrol 1,	9 days
4.	U-578	29 Nov 1941	Kirkenes	4 Dec 1941	Bergen		6 days
5.	U-578	6 Dec 1941	Bergen	10 Dec 1941	Kiel		5 days
6.	U-578	15 Jan 1942	Kiel	28 Jan 1942	St. Nazaire	Patrol 2,	14 days
7.	U-578	3 Feb 1942	St. Nazaire	25 Mar 1942	St. Nazaire	Patrol 3,	51 days
8.	U-578	7 May 1942	St. Nazaire	3 Jul 1942	St. Nazaire	Patrol 4,	58 days
9.	U-578	6 Aug 1942	St. Nazaire	6 Aug 1942	Sunk	Patrol 5,	1 days
5 patrols, 133 days at sea

Ships hit by Ernst-August Rehwinkel

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Tons		Convoy
27 Feb 1942	U-578	R.P. Resor	7,451	am
28 Feb 1942	U-578	USS Jacob Jones (DD 130)	1,090	am
12 Mar 1942	U-578	Ingerto	3,089	nw	ON-70
27 May 1942	U-578	Polyphemus	6,269	nl
2 Jun 1942	U-578	Berganger	6,826	nw
			24,725
5 ships sunk (24,725 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel.