WWI U-boat commanders

Alfred Nitzsche

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 4/08)

Successes
17 ships sunk with a total of 32,222 GRT
2 warships sunk with a total of 598 tons
5 ships damaged with a total of 16,627 GRT

Born:5 Mar 1889 Owinsk, Posen 
Died:6 Dec 1916 English Channel 


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Ranks

1 Apr 1908 Seekadett
10 Apr 1909 Fähnrich zur See
27 Sep 1911 Leutnant zur See
19 Sep 1914 Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

 Iron Cross 2nd class
 Iron Cross 1st class

U-boat Commands

UC 109 Dec 1915 - 13 Jun 1916
UC 1922 Aug 1916 - 6 Dec 1916 (+)

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Alfred Nitzsche

DateU-boat Name of shipType of shipTonsNat.
 
30 Dec 1915 UC 10 EllewoutsdijkSteamer2,229nl
 
4 Jan 1916 UC 10 LetoSteamer3,225nl
5 Jan 1916 UC 10 Fridtjof NansenSteamer3,275nw
21 Jan 1916 UC 10 ApolloSteamer799nl
22 Jan 1916 UC 10 Falls City (d.)Steamer4,729br
25 Feb 1916 UC 10 SouthfordSteamer963br
26 Feb 1916 UC 10  BirgitSteamer1,117sw
29 Feb 1916 UC 10 Malvina (d.)Steamer1,244br
7 Mar 1916 UC 10  Coquette (hms)Destroyer335br
7 Mar 1916 UC 10  Tb. 11Torpedo Boat263br
11 Mar 1916 UC 10  Zaandijk (d.)Steamer4,189nl
18 Mar 1916 UC 10  PalembangSteamer6,674nl
3 Apr 1916 UC 10 InoSteamer702nw
26 Apr 1916 UC 10  Dubhe (d.)Steamer3,233nl
26 Apr 1916 UC 10 NoordzeeTug298nl
1 May 1916 UC 10 Hendon HallSteamer3,994br
2 May 1916 UC 10 Rochester CitySteamer1,239br
22 May 1916 UC 10 RhenassSteamer285br
27 May 1916 UC 10 LincairnSteamer3,638br
1 Jun 1916 UC 10  Parkgate (d.)Steamer3,232br
24 Nov 1916 UC 19 DhoonNavy Trawler275br
1 Dec 1916 UC 19 Rene MontrieuxSailing vessel234fr
 
9 Jan 1917 UC 19 FerneboSteamer1,440sw
11 Jan 1917 UC 19 Ole BullSteamer1,835nw
 49,447
19 ships sunk (32,820 tons) and 5 ships damaged (16,627 tons).


Legend
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
We have a picture of this vessel.

Media links


Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918

Dufeil, Yves

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