| Born | 20 Dec 1913 | Kiel | |
| Died | 31 Jul 1942 | (28) | North Atlantic |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
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| U-213 | 30 Aug 1941 | 31 Jul 1942 (+) | 3 patrols (120 days) |
Oberleutnant z. See Amelung von Varendorff was 2nd Watch Officer (II WO) on U-47 when the U-boat made its successful raid on the British base at Scapa Flow. He left the boat before U-47 went on her last patrol.
He died on the third patrol of U-213 when the boat was sunk by depth charges from HMS Erne, HMS Sandwich and HMS Rochester (L 50) during a convoy operation against OS-35. (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 Amelung von Varendorff
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
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| 1. | U-213 | 24 Jan 1942 | Kiel | 25 Jan 1942 | Helgoland | 2 days | ||
| 2. | U-213 | 26 Jan 1942 | Helgoland | 20 Mar 1942 | Brest | Patrol 1, | 54 days | |
| 3. | U-213 | 23 Apr 1942 | Brest | 24 Apr 1942 | Lorient | 2 days | ||
| 4. | U-213 | 25 Apr 1942 | Lorient | 20 Jun 1942 | Lorient | Patrol 2, | 57 days | |
| 5. | U-213 | 20 Jun 1942 | Lorient | 21 Jun 1942 | Brest | 2 days | ||
| 6. | U-213 | 23 Jul 1942 | Brest | 31 Jul 1942 | Sunk | Patrol 3, | 9 days | |
| 3 patrols, 120 days at sea | ||||||||
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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