PERSONNEL FILE

Name: BERCZI GABOR
Date of Birth: 13SEP14
Place of Birth: DUISBURG
Date of Intake: 01APR34 (CREW 34)


Promotions

17JAN35 SEEKADETT
01DEC35 FÄHNRICH Z. S.
01APR37 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S.
01AUG37 LEUTNANT Z. S.
13AUG39 LIEUTENANT SR.
10JAN40 LIEUTENANT COMMANDER

Medals

18OCT39 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
07DEC39 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS
10JAN40 KNIGHT'S CROSS
15FEB40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES
12MAR40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS
21APR40 GERMAN CROSS
21APR40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS
15JUN40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH GOLDEN OAK LEAVES, SWORDS, AND DIAMONDS

Badges
14SEP39 U-BOAT FRONT CLASP
18OCT39 U-BOAT BADGE

U-Bootwaffe Postings
28OCT38 U-Boat Flotilla Weddigen (Commander training)
01AUG39 2nd Flotilla (28 patrols)

U-Boat Commands
01AUG39 U-47, Type VIIB (26 patrols)
22OCT41 U-153, Type IXC (2 patrols)

Patrol Dates Ships Sunk
(Merchant/Warship)
Tonnage
(Merchant/Warship)
Comments
1 01AUG39 - 13AUG39 (13 days) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0)
2 02SEP39 - 14SEP39 (13 days) 6 (2/4) 23822 (18883/4939)
3 04OCT39 - 18OCT39 (15 days) 7 (4/3) 112724 (19514/93210) U-boat damaged (H.I. 60.52%)
4 27NOV39 - 07DEC39 (11 days) 12 (11/1) 45686 (44586/1100) U-boat damaged (H.I. 99.31%)
5 27DEC39 - 10JAN40 (15 days) 6 (5/1) 55994 (45269/10725)
6 30JAN40 - 15FEB40 (17 days) 12 (10/2) 61959 (59421/2538) U-boat damaged (H.I. 96.88%)
7 06MAR40 - 12MAR40 (7 days) 3 (1/2) 61338 (2253/59085) U-boat damaged (H.I. 83.72%)
8 01APR40 - 21APR40 (21 days) 4 (3/1) 60522 (24522/36000)
9 11MAY40 - 15MAY40 (5 days) 6 (5/1) 37456 (36976/480) U-boat damaged (H.I. 99.38%)
10 04JUN40 - 15JUN40 (12 days) 8 (4/4) 73378 (24228/49150) U-boat damaged (H.I. 99.65%)
11 05JUL40 - 11JUL40 (7 days) 4 (2/2) 31488 (20716/10772) U-boat damaged (H.I. 92.97%)
12 31JUL40 - 05AUG40 (6 days) 9 (4/5) 33207 (28397/4810) U-boat damaged (H.I. 98.19%)
13 25AUG40 - 30AUG40 (6 days) 4 (4/0) 26810 (26810/0)
14 19SEP40 - 01OCT40 (13 days) 5 (5/0) 36534 (36534/0)
15 21OCT40 - 08NOV40 (19 days) 11 (9/2) 68384 (66184/2200)
16 28NOV40 - 10DEC40 (13 days) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0) U-boat damaged (H.I. 88.62%)
17 30DEC40 - 05JAN41 (7 days) 5 (4/1) 36212 (25487/10725) U-boat damaged (H.I. 98.99%)
18 25JAN41 - 30JAN41 (6 days) 5 (5/0) 22746 (22746/0)
19 19FEB41 - 25FEB41 (7 days) 2 (2/0) 4097 (4097/0)
20 17MAR41 - 27MAR41 (11 days) 7 (7/0) 36647 (36647/0) U-boat damaged (H.I. 99.46%)
21 16APR41 - 24APR41 (9 days) 5 (4/1) 19488 (18538/950)
22 14MAY41 - 27MAY41 (14 days) 6 (3/3) 58389 (20439/37950) U-boat damaged (H.I. 86.78%)
23 16JUN41 - 30JUN41 (15 days) 8 (6/2) 60683 (16758/43925) U-boat damaged (H.I. 99.78%)
24 20JUL41 - 31JUL41 (12 days) 6 (6/0) 21398 (21398/0) U-boat damaged (H.I. 96.76%)
25 20AUG41 - 28AUG41 (9 days) 6 (6/0) 38720 (38720/0) U-boat damaged (H.I. 99.59%)
26 17SEP41 - 21SEP41 (5 days) 2 (2/0) 16659 (16659/0)
27 22OCT41 - 03DEC41 (43 days) 9 (9/0) 41059 (41059/0) U-boat damaged (H.I. 99.94%)
28 17DEC41 - 18DEC41 (2 days) 4 (2/2) 33940 (12490/21450) U-boat lost
TOTALS: 28 patrols (333 days) 162 (125/37) 1119340 (729331/390009) 0 enemy planes downed
58 crew lost

Summary
Lieutenant Commander Berczi Gabor and U-153 were lost sometime on 18DEC41.