October 13, 1913 - Riga - Wolfgang Lüth is born
August 1(?), 1914 - Breslau - Lüth family leaves Riga because of World War 1
January(?) 1(?), 1927 - Riga - Lüth family returns to Riga
January(?) 1(?), 1929 - Riga - Wolfganf gets his "Reifezeugnis" (high-school diploma)
January(?) 1(?), 1931 - Riga - Enters the prestigious Gottfried Herder Institute to study Law
April 1, 1934 - Stralsund - Lüth joins the Reichsmarine, as a Offiziersanwärter (officer candidate)
June(?) 30(?), 1933 - Stralsund(?) - Transfers to the training Ship Gorch Fock
September 23, 1933 - ? - Lüth attains the rank of Seekadett
September 24, 1933 - Kiel - Starts serving aboard the light cruiser "Karlsruhe"
October 14, 1933 - Kiel - Lüth starts a 9-month training tour around the world in the light cruiser "Karlsruhe" =(START)
October 24, 1933 - Palermo - The "Karlsruhe" arrives in Palermo
October 25, 1933 - Syracusa - The "Karlsruhe" arrives in Syracuse
November 4, 1933 - Port Said - The "Karlsruhe" arrives in Port Said
November 12, 1933 - Aden - The "Karlsruhe" arrives in Aden
November 24, 1933 - Trincomalee, Ceylon - The "Karlsruhe" arrives in Tincomali
December 6, 1933 - Calcutta - The "Karlsruhe" arrives in Calcutta
December 21, 1933 - Padang, Sumatra - The "Karlsruhe" arrives in Padang
December 31, 1933 - Surabaya, Java - The "Karlsruhe" arrives in Surabaya
January 18, 1934 - Brisbane - The "Karlsruhe" arrives in Brisbane
February 1, 1934 - Apia, Samoa - The "Karlsruhe" arrives in Samoa
February 17, 1934 - Honolulu, Hawaii - The "Karlsruhe" arrives in Honolulu
March 15, 1934 - Tacoma - The "Karlsruhe" arrives in Tacoma
March 27, 1934 - San Diego - The "Karlsruhe" arrives in San Diego
April 12, 1934 - Amapala, Honduras - The "Karlsruhe" arrives in Amapala
April 20, 1934 - Balboa, Panamá - The "Karlsruhe" arrives in Balboa
April 25, 1934 - Santa Barbara (de Samaná), Dominican Republic - The "Karlsruhe" arrives in Santa Barbara
May 12, 1934 - Boston - The "Karlsruhe" arrives in Boston
June 2, 1934 - Caraminal, Spain - The "Karlsruhe" arrives in Caraminal
June 27, 1934 - Kiel - Lüth returns from his training tour around the World
July 1, 1934 - Kiel - Promoted to Fähnrich zur See
March 22, 1936 - ? - Serves for an year aboard the light cruiser "Königsberg"
October 1, 1936 - ? - Promoted to Leutnant zur See
February 1(?), 1937 - ? - Transfers to the U-boat service
June 1, 1938 - ? - Promoted to Oberleutnant zur See
July 3, 1938 - Wilhelmshaven - Departs for patrol on Johannes Franz's U-27, as 2nd watch officer
October 23, 1938 - Wilhelmshaven - U-27 returns to port
April 13, 1939 - Wilhelmshaven - Departs for patrol on the U-boat tender "Erwin Wassner"
May 18, 1939 - Wilhelmshaven - The "Erwin Wassner" returns to port
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| Lüth as officer of the watch |
September 6, 1939 - Off Lisbon, Portugal - U-38 sinks the "Manaar"
September 18, 1939 - far West(W) of Brest - U-38 sinks the "Inverliffey"
December 30, 1939 - Kiel - Receives the command of U-9
January 16, 1940 - Kiel - Departs for patrol No.1
January 18, 1940 - NW Texel (latitude of Manchester) - The U-9 sinks the "Flandria"
January 19, 1940 - NW Texel (latitude of Manchester) - The U-9 sinks the "Patria"
January 22, 1940 - Wilhelmshaven - Arrives to port from patrol No.1
February 5, 1940 - Wilhelmshaven - Departs for patrol No.2
February 10, 1940 - SW Stavanger - U-9 lays mines (will sink the San Tiburcio in early May)
February 11, 1940 - between Aberdeen and Bergen - The U-9 sinks the "Linda"
February 14, 1940 - Helgoland - Arrives to port from patrol No.2
February 17, 1940 - Helgoland --> Wilhelmshaven - Departs for Wilhelmshaven
March 14, 1940 - Wilhelmshaven - Departs for Patrol No.3
March 16, 1940 - W of Aalborg - daily position
March 17, 1940 - W of Aalborg (further into North Sea) - daily position
March 20, 1940 - Wilhelmshaven - Arrives to port from patrol No.3
April 4, 1940 - Wilhelmshaven - Departs for Patrol No.4
April 5, 1940 - W of Aalborg - daily position
April 14, 1940 - Off Bergen - daily position
April 17, 1940 - NW of Trondheim - daily position
April 20, 1940 - Off Norway - The U-9 torpedoes a destroyer
April 23, 1940 - Northern Tip of Denmark - daily position
April 24, 1940 - Kiel - Arrives to port from patrol No.4
May 4, 1940 - SW Stavanger (While Lüth is in Kiel) - The "San Tiburcio" is sunk by a mine laid by U-9 on 10-2-1941
May 5, 1940 - Kiel - Departs for Patrol No.5
May 9, 1940 - NW Texel (latitude of Liverpool) - U-9 sinks the submarine "Doris"
May 11, 1940 - N of Dunkerque - U-9 sinks the "Tringa" and the "Viiu"
May 15, 1940 - Wilhelmshaven - Arrives to port from patrol No.5
May 16, 1940 - Wilhelmshaven - Departs for Patrol No.6
May 23, 1940 - NE of Dunkerque - The U-9 sinks the "Sigurd Faulbaum"
May 29, 1940 - Brunsbüttel? (Kiel channel) - daily position
May 30, 1940 - Kiel - Arrives to port from patrol No.6
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| Lüth, Topp and Bleichrodt |
September 10, 1940 - Kiel - Departs for Patrol No.7
September 12, 1940 - Gothemburg - daily position
September 13, 1940 - SW-W Kristiansand - daily position
September 15, 1940 - NE Shetland Islands - daily position
September 18, 1940 - NW Outer Hebrides - daily position
September 20, 1940 - N of Derry, Northern Ireland - U-138 sinks the "New Sevilla", the "Boka" and the "City of Simla"
September 21, 1940 - N of Derry, Northern Ireland - U-138 sinks the "Empire Adventure"
September 23, 1940 - W-SW of Cork - daily position. Lüth receives the Knights Cross
September 26, 1940 - Lorient - Arrives to port from patrol No.7
October 8, 1940 - Lorient - Departs for Patrol No.8
October 10, 1940 - S of Ireland - daily position
October 13, 1940 - W-SW Outer Hebrides - U-138 torpedoes the "Dagrun" but misses
October 15, 1940 - W-SW Outer Hebrides - U-138 sinks the "Bonheur" and the "British Glory"
October 17, 1940 - SW Ireland - daily position
October 19, 1940 - Lorient - Arrives to port from patrol No.8
October 21, 1940 - Lorient - Transfered to the ocean-going submarine U-43
November 10, 1940 - Lorient - Departs for Patrol No.9
November 18, 1940 - W of La Rochelle - daily position
November 24, 1940 - W-NW Ireland (open ocean) - daily position
December 2, 1940 - S of Iceland (latitude of Glasgow) - U-43 sinks the "Pacific President" and the "Victor Ross"
December 6, 1940 - S of Iceland (latitude of Liverpool) - U-43 sinks the "Skrim"
December 13, 1940 - S of Iceland (latitude of Cornwall) - U-43 damages the "Orari"
December 15, 1940 - W of Brest (open ocean) - daily position
December 17, 1940 - Lorient - Arrives to port from patrol No.9
January 1, 1941 - Lorient - Promoted to Kapitänleutnant
May 11, 1941 - Lorient - Departs for Patrol No.10
May 13, 1941 - W of Brest (open ocean) - daily position
May 15, 1941 - SW of ireland and NW of Galiza - U-43 sinks the "Notre dame du Chatelet"
May 20, 1941 - Between Greenland and Ireland - daily position
May 27, 1941 - W-SW Ireland - daily position
June 6, 1941 - S of Greenland, E of St.John's - U-43 sinks the "Yselhaven"
June 17, 1941 - W-SW of Ireland - U-43 sinks the "Cathrine"
June 20, 1941 - Closer to Ireland than Terra Nova - daily position
July 1, 1941 - Lorient - Arrives to port from patrol No.10
August 2, 1941 - Lorient - Departs for Patrol No.11
August 5, 1941 - W of Brest (open ocean) - daily position
August 10, 1941 - W of Brest (open ocean) - daily position
August 15, 1941 - Closer to Greenland than Ireland - daily position
August 20, 1941 - Between Greenland and Outer Hebrides - daily position
August 30, 1941 - S-SW Iceland - daily position
September 15, 1941 - Between Ireland, Iceland and Greenland - daily position
September 20, 1941 - SW Ireland - daily position
September 23, 1941 - Lorient - Arrives to port from patrol No.11
November 10, 1941 - Lorient - Departs for Patrol No.12
November 12, 1941 - N of A Coruña, Spain - daily position
November 15, 1941 - Closer to Brest than Terra Nova - daily position
November 23, 1941 - E of Terra Nova (open ocean) - daily position
November 29, 1941 - 250km N of Faial Island, Azores - U-43 sinks the "Thornliebank"
November 30, 1941 - 150km SW of Pico Island - U-43 sinks the "Ashby"
December 2, 1941 - 125km SE Santa Maria Island - U-43 sinks the "Astral"
December 10, 1941 - W Coast of Sagres, Portugal - daily position (on patrol for 2 or 3 days)
December 14, 1941 - A Coruña - daily position
December 16, 1941 - Lorient - Arrives to port from patrol No.12
December 30, 1941 - Lorient - Departs for Patrol No.13
January 12, 1942 - 400km SW Iceland - U-43 sinks the "Yngaren"
January 14, 1942 - 200km S of Iceland - U-43 sinks the "Chepo" and the "Empire Surf"
January 22, 1942 - Kiel - Arrives to port from patrol No.13
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| Lüth after his 205 day patrol with the FdU West Kapitän z. S. Rösing (left) and the commander of the 12th Flotilla Fregkpt. Klaus Scholtz (right) |
September 12, 1942 - Kiel - Departs for Patrol No.14
September 13, 1942 - Off Gothemburg - daily position
September 14, 1942 - S Coast of Norway - daily position
September 15, 1942 - W-NW Bergen - daily position
September 16, 1942 - W of Aalesund - daily position
September 17, 1942 - E of Faroe Islands - daily position
September 18, 1942 - SSE Faroe Islands - daily position
September 21, 1942 - W Outer Hebrides (open ocean) - daily position
September 24, 1942 - W Ireland (open ocean) - daily position
October 1, 1942 - NE São Miguel Island - daily position
October 5, 1942 - W Canaries Islands - daily position
October 9, 1942 - W Cape Verde Islands - daily position
October 15, 1942 - Closer to Liberia than Brasil - daily position
October 20, 1942 - SE Ascension Island - daily position
October 24, 1942 - SW Santa Helena Island - daily position
November 1, 1942 - W of Cape Town - daily position
November 3, 1942 - 500km SW Cape Town - U-181 sinks the "East Indian"
November 8, 1942 - S-SE Port Elizabeth - U-181 sinks the "Plaudit"
November 10, 1942 - 200km SE of East London - U-181 sinks the "K.G.Meldahl"
November 13, 1942 - S of Kwazulu Natal - U-181 sinks the "Excello" - Lüth awarded the Knights Cross with Oak leaves
November 19, 1942 - SE of Zavora, Mozambique - U-181 sinks the "Gunda"
November 20, 1942 - NE Inhaca, Mozambique - U-181 sinks the "Corinthiakos"
November 22, 1942 - S-SE Maputo - U-181 sinks the "Alcoa Pathfinder"
November 24, 1942 - 150km E-SE Maputo - U-181 sinks the "Dorington Court" and the "Mount Helmos"
November 28, 1942 - SE Xai-Xai - U-181 sinks the "Evanthia"
November 30, 1942 - E of Zavora - U-181 sinks the "Cleanthis"
January 2, 1943 - SE of Swaziland - U-181 sinks the "Amarylis"
January 5, 1943 - W of Mauritania/W Sahara frontier - daily position
January 10, 1943 - NW Canaries Islands - daily position
January 11, 1943 - W of Madeira Island - daily position
January 13, 1943 - Between Lisbon and São Miguel Island - daily position
January 15, 1943 - W of Pontevedra - daily position
January 18, 1943 - Bordeaux - Arrives to port from patrol No.14
January 31, 1943 - "Wolfsschanze", Ranstenburg - Lüth and other Kriegsmarine officers travel to the Wolfsschanze to receive the oak leaves to their Knights Crosses
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| Oak leaves ceremony Merten, Lüth, Guggenberger and Töniges |
March 23, 1943 - Bordeaux - Departs for Patrol No.15
March 26, 1943 - W of A Coruña, Spain - daily position
March 29, 1943 - E of São Miguel Island - daily position
April 1, 1943 - W of Canaries Islands - daily position - Promoted to Korvettenkapitän
April 5, 1943 - SW coast of Cape Verde Islands (Mindelo) - daily position
April 11, 1943 - 600km SE Sierra Leone - U-181 sinks the "Empire Whimbrel". New 37mm AA cannon explodes, killing Matrosengefreiter Wilhelm Williger
April 15, 1943 - E-NE Ascencion Island - Receives news that he was awarded the Knights Cross with oak leaves and Swords
April 20, 1943 - S of Santa Helena Island - daily position
April 27, 1943 - W of Cape town (open ocean) - daily position
May 1, 1943 - S of Cape Town (open ocean) - daily position
May 5, 1943 - SE of Port Elizabeth (open ocean) - daily position
May 11, 1943 - SW of Xai-Xai - U-181 sinks the "Tinhow"
May 27, 1943 - Zavora (coast or harbour) - U-181 sinks the "Sicilia"
June 7, 1943 - SE of Swaziland - U-181 sinks the "Harrier"
June 21, 1943 - East of Mauritius - U-181 rendezvoused with supply ship "Charlotte Schliemann" to refuel
July 2, 1943 - N of Réunion - U-181 sinks the "Hoihow"
July 15, 1943 - Between Réunion and Madagascar - U-181 sinks the "Empire Lake"
July 16, 1943 - Between Réunion and Madagascar - U-181 sinks the "Port Franklin"
August 4, 1943 - Between Réunion and Mauritius - U-181 sinks the "Dalfram"
August 7, 1943 - W Mauritius Coast - U-181 sinks the "Umvuma"
August 9, 1943 - SW of Réunion - Awarded the Knights Cross with oakleaves, swords and diamonds
August 12, 1943 - SW of Réunion - U-181 sinks the "SS Clan Macarthur"
August 15, 1943 - S of Madagascar - daily position
August 20, 1943 - S of Madagascar (open ocean) - daily position
August 25, 1943 - E of East London / S of Madagascar - daily position
August 30, 1943 - SE of East London (open ocean) - daily position
September 5, 1943 - W-SW of Cape Town - daily position
September 16, 1943 - W Santa Helena Island - daily position
September 25, 1943 - SW Cape Verde Islands - daily position
October 2, 1943 - SW Canaries Islands - daily position
October 5, 1943 - E-NE São Miguel Island, Azores - daily position
October 10, 1943 - A Coruña - daily position
October 14, 1943 - Bordeaux - Lüth arrives to port from patrol No.15
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| Lüth at Flensburg-Mürwik |
July 1(?), 1944 - Flensburg-Mürwik - Takes command of the 1st department of Marineschule Mürwik
August 1, 1944 - Flensburg-Mürwik - Promoted to Fregattenkapitän
September 1(?), 1944 - Flensburg-Mürwik - Promoted to Kapitän zur See. Lüth becomes Commander of the entire Marineschule
May 5, 1945 - Flensburg-Mürwik - City is ocupied by the british
May 14, 1945 - Flensburg-Mürwik - Lüth is shot and killed by a german sentry on the night of 13/14 May =(END)
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| Wolfgang Lüth's state funeral. Karl Dönitz in front |
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