WWI U-boat commanders

Hermann Gercke

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 4/00)

Successes
5 ships sunk with a total of 8,132 GRT
4 ships damaged with a total of 18,220 GRT

Born:	30 Jul 1883	Bremen
Died:	11 May 1918	off Gibraltar

Hermann Gercke

Ranks

7 Apr 1900		Seekadett
19 Apr 1901		Fähnrich zur See
27 Sep 1903		Leutnant zur See
21 Mar 1905		Oberleutnant zur See
22 Mar 1910		Kapitänleutnant
28 Apr 1918		Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

5 Sep 1909		Order of the Crown
prewar		Order of the Sword (Sweden)
30 May 1914		Order of the Red Eagle
		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
17 Aug 1916		Order of the Zähringer Lion (Baden)
		Military Merit Cross (Mecklenburg-Schwerin)
		Military Merit Order (Bavaria)
20 Apr 1917		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern

U-boat Commands

12 Dec 1917

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11 May 1918 (+)

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Hermann Gercke

Date	U-boat		Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons	Nat.

12 Mar 1918	U 154		Nordkyn	Steamer	3,244		nw
17 Mar 1918	U 154		Guadalquivir	Steamer	2,078		sp
21 Mar 1918	U 154		Chincha (d.)	Steamer	6,371		am
26 Mar 1918	U 154		Beira Alta	Sailing vessel	101		pt
7 Apr 1918	U 154		La Bruyere (d.)	Sailing vessel	2,198		fr
9 Apr 1918	U 154		President Howard	auxiliary motor	73		lib
10 Apr 1918	U 154		Burutu (d.)	Passenger steamer	3,902		br
21 Apr 1918	U 154		Michelet	Sailing vessel	2,636		fr
25 Apr 1918	U 154		Kawachi Maru (d.)	Passenger steamer	5,749		jp
					26,352
5 ships sunk (8,132 tons) and 4 ships damaged (18,220 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged.

Media links

Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918
Dufeil, Yves

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