WWI U-boat commanders

Gerhard Berger

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/01)

Successes
27 ships sunk with a total of 92,924 GRT

Born:	1 Aug 1883	Glatz
Died:	31 Aug 1917	North Sea

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Ranks

10 Apr 1901		Seekadett
22 Apr 1902		Fähnrich zur See
29 Sep 1904		Leutnant zur See
30 Mar 1906		Oberleutnant zur See
15 Apr 1911		Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

		Order of the Crown (Siam)
		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Hanseatic Cross

U-boat Commands

U 50

4 Jul 1916

31 Aug 1917 (+)

Notes

Berger’s body washed up on the German island of Amrum on September 23,1917. An autopsy determined it had been in the water for about four weeks. He is buried in the Ehrenfriedhof Wilhelmshaven.

Decorations are as of August 1916. Berger’s success as a U-boat commander means that he was almost certainly awarded the Iron Cross First Class at some point later in 1916 or in 1917.

Ships hit by Gerhard Berger

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

10 Nov 1916	U 50	Bogota	Steamer	4,577	br
11 Nov 1916	U 50	Løkken	Steamer	1,954	nw
11 Nov 1916	U 50	Morazan	Steamer	3,486	br
11 Nov 1916	U 50	Sarah Radcliffe	Steamer	3,333	br
12 Nov 1916	U 50	San Giovanni	Steamer	1,315	it
12 Nov 1916	U 50	Stylinai Bebis	Steamer	3,603	gr
12 Nov 1916	U 50	Ioannis	Steamer	3,828	gr
13 Nov 1916	U 50	Lela	steamer	2,987	it
14 Nov 1916	U 50	Hatsuse	Trawler	282	br

18 Feb 1917	U 50	Jean Pierre	Sailing vessel	449	fr
22 Feb 1917	U 50	Blenheim	Sailing vessel	1,144	nw
24 Feb 1917	U 50	Falcon	Steamer	2,244	br
25 Feb 1917	U 50	Aries	Steamer	3,071	br
25 Feb 1917	U 50	Huntsman	Steamer	7,460	br
25 Feb 1917	U 50	Laconia	Passenger steamer	18,099	br
11 Apr 1917	U 50	Sarvsfos	Sailing vessel	1,462	nw
19 Apr 1917	U 50	Avocet	Steamer	1,219	br
20 Apr 1917	U 50	Emma	Steamer	2,520	br
21 Apr 1917	U 50	Diadem	Steamer	4,307	br
23 Apr 1917	U 50	Dykland	Steamer	4,291	br
23 Apr 1917	U 50	Oswald	Steamer	5,185	br
25 Apr 1917	U 50	Swanmore	Steamer	6,373	br
7 Jun 1917	U 50	Yuba	Sailing vessel	1,458	nw
11 Jun 1917	U 50	Sigrun	Steamer	2,538	nw
16 Jun 1917	U 50	Carrie Hervey	Sailing vessel	111	br
21 Jun 1917	U 50	Ortona	Steamer	5,524	br
26 Jun 1917	U 50	Vonin	Sailing vessel	104	da
				92,924
27 ships sunk (92,924 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel.