PERSONNEL FILE

Name: JÜRGEN OLBERDING
Date of Birth: 06JUL16
Place of Birth: FLENSBURG
Date of Intake: 01APR34 (CREW 34)


Promotions

16JAN35 SEEKADETT
01NOV35 FÄHNRICH Z. S.
01JUL37 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S.
01OCT37 LEUTNANT Z. S.
18JUN40 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S.

Medals

23NOV39 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
04JAN40 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS
16FEB40 GERMAN CROSS
16FEB40 KNIGHT'S CROSS
27MAR40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES
06MAY40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS
06MAY40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS
03AUG40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH GOLDEN OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS

Badges
18OCT39 U-BOAT FRONT CLASP
23NOV39 U-BOAT BADGE

U-Bootwaffe Postings
25DEC38 U-Boat Flotilla Weddigen (Commander training)
03SEP39 1. Flotila (12 patrols)
23NOV40 2. Flotila (4 patrols)

U-Boat Commands
03SEP39 U-76, Type IIA (3 patrols)
21DEC39 U-47, Type VIIB (1 patrols)
01FEB40 U-99, Type VIIB (9 patrols)
24JAN41 U-65, Type IXB (3 patrols)

Patrol Dates Ships Sunk
(Merchant/Warship)
Tonnage
(Merchant/Warship)
Comments
1 03SEP39 - 09SEP39 (7 days) 3 (3/0) 11518 (11518/0)
2 07OCT39 - 18OCT39 (12 days) 2 (2/0) 5416 (5416/0)
3 15NOV39 - 23NOV39 (9 days) 2 (1/1) 5284 (3434/1850) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 99.56%)
4 21DEC39 - 04JAN40 (15 days) 13 (13/0) 46919 (46919/0)
5 01FEB40 - 16FEB40 (16 days) 6 (6/0) 29271 (29271/0)
6 15MAR40 - 27MAR40 (13 days) 10 (10/0) 56207 (56207/0)
7 24APR40 - 06MAY40 (13 days) 10 (10/0) 60334 (60334/0) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 73.16%)
8 05JUN40 - 18JUN40 (14 days) 15 (15/0) 73395 (73395/0)
9 03JUL40 - 12JUL40 (10 days) 7 (7/0) 30945 (30945/0) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 99.03%)
10 27JUL40 - 03AUG40 (8 days) 12 (12/0) 52407 (52407/0) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 92.29%)
11 18AUG40 - 31AUG40 (14 days) 15 (13/2) 60225 (57849/2376) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 54.68%)
12 20OCT40 - 08NOV40 (20 days) 14 (13/1) 72973 (71785/1188)
13 23NOV40 - 03DEC40 (11 days) 13 (10/3) 63244 (61986/1258) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 99.77%)
14 24JAN41 - 11FEB41 (19 days) 15 (15/0) 79145 (79145/0)
15 26FEB41 - 11APR41 (45 days) 18 (17/1) 78780 (77592/1188)
16 26APR41 - 02MAY41 (7 days) 2 (2/0) 12938 (12938/0)
TOTALS: 16 patrols (233 days) 157 (149/8) 739001 (731141/7860) 2 enemy planes downed
0 crew lost