E’ Morto Reinhard Hardegen

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Lo scorso sabato è morto a 105 anni Reinhard Hardegen, comandante di U-boot.

 

https://www.weser-kurier.de/bremen_artikel,-reinhard-hardegen-im-alter-von-105-jahren-gestorben-_arid,1739012.html

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Dal sito uboat.net:

 

 

 

Successes
21 ships sunk, total tonnage 112,447 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk, total tonnage 3,209 GRT
4 ships damaged, total tonnage 32,516 GRT
1 auxiliary warship damaged, total tonnage 13,984 GRT

 

Decorations

 

18 Sep 1940 Iron Cross 2nd Class 18 Nov 1940 U-boat War Badge 1939 23 Aug 1941 Iron Cross 1st Class 23 Jan 1942 Knights Cross 23 Apr 1942 Knights Cross with Oak Leaves 7 May 1942 U-boat War Badge with Diamonds

 

U-boat Commands

U-boat From To U-147 11 Dec 1940 4 Apr 1941 1 patrol (19 days) U-123 19 May 1941 31 Jul 1942 4 patrols (221 days)

 

Patrol info for Reinhard Hardegen

U-boat Departure Arrival 1. U-147 9 Feb 1941 Kiel 16 Feb 1941 Bergen 8 days 2. U-147 22 Feb 1941 Bergen 12 Mar 1941 Kiel Patrol 1, 19 days 3. U-123 8 Jun 1941 Lorient 12 Jun 1941 Lorient 5 days 4. U-123 15 Jun 1941 Lorient 23 Aug 1941 Lorient Patrol 2, 70 days 5. U-123 14 Oct 1941 Lorient 22 Nov 1941 Lorient Patrol 3, 40 days 6. U-123 23 Dec 1941 Lorient 9 Feb 1942 Lorient Patrol 4, 49 days 7. U-123 2 Mar 1942 Lorient 2 May 1942 Lorient Patrol 5, 62 days 8. U-123 16 May 1942 Lorient 24 May 1942 Bergen 9 days 9. U-123 25 May 1942 Bergen 26 May 1942 Kristiansand 2 days 10. U-123 26 May 1942 Kristiansand 27 May 1942 Aarhus 2 days 11. U-123 28 May 1942 Aarhus 29 May 1942 Kiel 2 days 12. U-123 3 Jun 1942 Kiel 5 Jun 1942 Stettin 3 days 5 patrols, 240 days at sea

 

Ships hit by Reinhard Hardegen

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy 2 Mar 1941 U-147 Augvald 4,811 nw HX-109 20 Jun 1941 U-123 Ganda 4,333 pt 27 Jun 1941 U-123 P.L.M. 22 5,646 br SL-78 27 Jun 1941 U-123 Oberon 1,996 nl SL-78 29 Jun 1941 U-123 Rio Azul 4,088 br SL-78 4 Jul 1941 U-123 Auditor 5,444 br OB-337 21 Oct 1941 U-123 HMS Aurania (F 28) (d.) 13,984 br SL-89 12 Jan 1942 U-123 Cyclops 9,076 br 14 Jan 1942 U-123 Norness 9,577 pa 15 Jan 1942 U-123 Coimbra 6,768 br 19 Jan 1942 U-123 Norvana 2,677 am 19 Jan 1942 U-123 City of Atlanta 5,269 am 19 Jan 1942 U-123 Malay (d.) 8,206 am 19 Jan 1942 U-123 Ciltvaira 3,779 le 25 Jan 1942 U-123 Culebra 3,044 br ON-53 27 Jan 1942 U-123 Pan Norway 9,231 nw ON-56 22 Mar 1942 U-123 Muskogee 7,034 am 24 Mar 1942 U-123 Empire Steel 8,138 br 27 Mar 1942 U-123 USS Atik (AK 101) 3,209 am 2 Apr 1942 U-123 Liebre (d.) 7,057 am 8 Apr 1942 U-123 Oklahoma (d.) 9,264 am 8 Apr 1942 U-123 Esso Baton Rouge (d.) 7,989 am 9 Apr 1942 U-123 Esparta 3,365 am 11 Apr 1942 U-123 Gulfamerica 8,081 am 13 Apr 1942 U-123 Leslie 2,609 am 13 Apr 1942 U-123 Korsholm 2,647 sw 17 Apr 1942 U-123 Alcoa Guide 4,834 am 162,156

22 ships sunk (115,656 tons) and 5 ships damaged (46,500 tons).

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Un vero asso degli U-Boot

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Però! Una vita avventurosa e molto lunga, RIP