PERSONNEL FILE

Name: JOSS VOLMONT
Date of Birth: 09MAR16
Place of Birth: KIEL
Date of Intake: 01APR34 (CREW 34)

Promotions
16JAN35 SEEKADETT
01JAN36 FÄHNRICH Z. S.
01JUL37 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S.
01DEC37 LEUTNANT Z. S.
Medals
17NOV39 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
19DEC39 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS
23JAN40 KNIGHT'S CROSS
26MAR40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES
26MAR40 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES AND SWORDS

Badges
19DEC39 U-BOAT FRONT CLASP
23JAN40 U-BOAT BADGE

U-Bootwaffe Postings
 24JAN39 U-Boat Flotilla Weddigen (Commander training)
01SEP39 1st Flotilla (7 patrols)

U-Boat Commands
 01SEP39 U-6 Type IIA (4 patrols)
16JAN40 U-53 Type VIIB (3 patrols)

Patrol Dates Ships Sunk
(Merchant/Warship)		 Tonnage
(Merchant/Warship)		 Comments
1 01SEP39 - 05SEP39 (5 days) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 78.6%)
2 03OCT39 - 12OCT39 (10 days) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 99.3%)
3 09NOV39 - 17NOV39 (9 days) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0)
4 15DEC39 - 19DEC39 (5 days) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0)
5 16JAN40 - 23JAN40 (8 days) 3 (3/0) 10384 (10384/0) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 89.1%)
6 20FEB40 - 26FEB40 (7 days) 1 (1/0) 7901 (7901/0) U-Boat damaged (H.I. 90.8%)
7 25MAR40 - 26MAR40 (2 days) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/0) U-Boat lost
TOTALS: 7 patrols (46 days) 4 (4/0) 18285 (18285/0) 0 enemy planes downed
51 crew lost

Lieutenant Jr. Joss Volmont and U-53 were lost sometime on 26MAR40.