Wilhelm Ambrosius
Wilhelm Ambrosius (14 June 1903 in Tuchel, East Prussia – 29 September 1955) was a German U-boat officer in World War II and recipient of the German Cross in Gold (German: Deutsches Kreuz in Gold). The German Cross in Gold was awarded for repeated acts of bravery or achievement in combat. He enlisted in 1921 in the Weimar Republic's small navy and rose through the ranks to become a Mustang officer.
Career
Dates of Rank
3 October 1921 | Rekrut |
3 March 1923 | Funkgast |
3 October 1923 | Oberfunkgast |
01 Mai 1925 | Obermatrose (Umernennung) |
1 November 1925 | Matrosenobergefreiter |
01 Abr 1926 | Offiziersanwärter |
01 Abr 1928 | Fähnrich zur See |
1 June 1930 | Oberfähnrich zur See |
1 October 1930 | Leutnant zur See |
1 October 1932 | Oberleutnant zur See |
1 April 1936 | Kapitänleutnant |
1 November 1940 | Korvettenkapitän |
1 June 1944 | Fregattenkapitän[1] |
Decorations
6 June 1939 | Spanish Cross in Bronze with Swords |
21 August 1939 | Spanisches Marineverdienstkreuz in Weiß am Bande 1. Klasse |
15 Dez 1939 | Iron Cross 2nd Class |
April 1940 | U-Boot Kriegsabzeichen |
September 1940 | Iron Cross 1st Class |
20 April 1943 | War Merit Cross with Swords 2nd Class |
1 September 1943 | War Merit Cross with Swords 1st Class [1] |
8 September 1944 | Deutsches Kreuz in Gold |
Patrols
| U-Boot | Departure | Return | Days | Tonnage |
1 | U-43 | 6 November 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 14 December 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 39 | 11,772 |
2 | U-43 | 13 March 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 6 April 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 25 | 0 |
3 | U-43 | 12 April 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 23 April 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 12 | 0 |
4 | U-43 | 13 May 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 22 July 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 71 | 29,456 |
| U-43 | 9 September 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 12 September 1940 | Bergen | 4 | 0 |
5 | U-43 | 15 September 1940 | Bergen | 18 October 1940 | Lorient | 34 | 5,802 |
Total | 181 | 47,030[1] |
Successes
- 8 ships sunk with a total of 47,030 GRT
References