Date of birth:

June 26th, 1913 (Hagen/Posen, Germany)

Date of death:

April 6th, 1945 (English Channel)

Buried on:

German Submarines Memorial

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Ernst Cordes was killed on April 6th, 1945, when his ship was sunk by H.M.S. Watchman at 50.33N / 00.57W.

Promotions:
September 1st, 1943: Kapitänleutnant.

Career:
1934: Reichsmarine;
?: Wachoffizier "U 123";
?: Kommandantenschuler "U 103";
August 25th, 1941 - July 15th, 1942: Kommandant "U 560";
March 13th, 1943 - October 31st, 1944: Kommandant "U 763";
November 1st, 1944 - April 6th, 1945: Kommandant "U 1195".
April 6th, 1945: U-1195 was sunk in the English Channel south of Spithead Roads, in position 50.33N, 00.56W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Watchman - remaining crew : 32 KIA included Ernst Cordes and 18 survivors.

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• Photo: Kapitänleutnant Ernst Cordes - German U-boat Commanders of WWII - The Men of the Kriegsmarine - uboat.net
  
• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - The Type VIIC U-boat U-1195 - German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net
  - Ernst CORDES
  - Ernst CORDES
  - HMA
  

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