The U - 52 officer in the control tower , May 22, 1942
The officers supervisor (watch officer ) was telescoped vastness of the ocean
U - 52 crew photographed together in Kiel , 1941
U - 52 watchtowers , note the unique emblem , which storks !
U - 52 ( left) and U - 547 were leaning , October 10, 1942
By : Alif Rafik Khan
type VIIB
Orders ........................... May 15, 1937
Installation ....................... Germaniawerft March 9, 1937 , Kiel ( werk 587 )
Launching December 21, 1938 ........................
Assignment .............. February 4, 1939 Kapitänleutnant Wolfgang Barten
captain
February 4, 1939 - 17 September 1939 Oberleutnant zur See Wolfgang Barten
14 November 1939 - June 9, 1941 Kapitänleutnant Otto Salman
March 20, 1941 - 15 April 1941 Kapitänleutnant Helmut Möhlmann ( Knight )
June 10, 1941 - July 6, 1941 Kapitänleutnant Wolf - Rüdiger von Rabenau
July 7, 1941 - January 13, 1942 Oberleutnant zur See Walter Freiherr von Freyberg - Eisenberg - Allmendingen
January 16, 1942 - July 24, 1942 Friedrich Mumm
July 25, 1942 - March 31, 1943 Oberleutnant zur See Hermann Rossmann
April 1, 1943 - October 22, 1943 Oberleutnant zur See Ernst - August Racky
career
8 patrol February 4, 1939 - August 31, 1939 7 . Flottille ( combat missions )
1 September 1939 - 31 December 1939 7 . Flottille ( combat missions )
January 1, 1940 - May 31, 1941 7 . Flottille ( combat missions )
June 1, 1941 - March 31, 1942 26 . Flottille ( training )
1 April 1942 - 30 September 1943 24 . Flottille ( training )
October 1, 1943 - October 21, 1943 23 . Flottille ( training )
Achievement .................. 13 ships sunk for a total tonnage of 56,333 GRT
End ............................. Danzig Experiencing severe damage in October 1943 . Moved to Kiel . Drowned there on May 3, 1945 . Stripped down to be sold and used iron ( like Junkman course ! ) Years from 1946 to 1947 .
Dated August 4, 1940 U - 52 suffered serious damage after being hit by a depth bomb launched from ships caught British convoy escort , and it took 4 months to fix it .
Unlike almost all other U -boats , U - 52 did not end tragically drowned in the ocean along with its crew attacked enemy or accident or other cases , but deliberately destroyed because it was about time . Until now, ' death ' , not a kapalpun crew killed or wounded ! At least , that's according to the official records ...
sources :
www.laud.no
The photos collection of Norbert Oberfunkmaat Moskopp