Otto Westphalen German submarine officer, Oberleutnant Date of Birth: 12.03.1920 Country: Germany

Content:

1. Ludwig Westfalen: German Submarine Ace of World War II
2. - Served on the destroyer "Kondor"
3. Commanding U-boats
4. - On March 18, 1943, assumed command of U-968 (Type VII-C)
5. Notable Achievements
6. - Awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on March 23, 1945
7. - Capitulated to British forces in Narvik on May 8, 1945

Ludwig Westfalen: German Submarine Ace of World War II

Early Life and Naval Career
- Born in Königsberg, Germany, on an unknown date
- Joined the German Navy on July 1, 1939, as a cadet

- Participated in the Polish campaign aboard the training ship "Schlesien"

- Served on the destroyer "Kondor"

- Promoted to Lieutenant on August 1, 1940
Transition to U-boat Service
- Transferred to the U-boat branch in October 1940

- Served as a watch officer on U-566 during five patrols in Arctic waters

Commanding U-boats

- From May 16, 1942, to February 8, 1943, commanded training submarine U-121

- On March 18, 1943, assumed command of U-968 (Type VII-C)

- Led U-968 on seven patrols in Arctic waters, spending a total of 104 days at sea

Notable Achievements

- Became one of the most successful submarine commanders of the 13th Flotilla

- Sunk the British sloops "Lark" and "Lapwing," as well as the frigate "Goodall"

- Awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on March 23, 1945

War Record and Surrender

- During the war, Westfalen sank four ships with a combined tonnage of 17,086 tons and damaged one ship with a tonnage of 8,129 tons

- Capitulated to British forces in Narvik on May 8, 1945

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