Wilhelm Ambrosius
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Wilhelm Ambrosius
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| Born | 14 June 1903 Tuchel, West Prussia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Durban, South Africa |
| Allegiance |  Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |
 Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1921–1945 |
| Rank | Fregattenkapitän |
| Commands held | U-43 2nd Minesweeper Flotilla |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | German Cross in Gold |
Wilhelm Ambrosius (14 June 1903 in Tuchel, West 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.
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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 | German Cross in Gold as Fregattenkapitän in the 2. Minensuch-Flottille[2] |
Patrols
| U-Boot | Departure | Return | Days | Tonnage | |||
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| 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
| Data | U-Boot | Name of Ship | Tonnage | Nationality |
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| 16 November 1939 | U-43 | Arlington Court | 4,915 |  United Kingdom |
| 22 November 1939 | U-43 | Arijon | 4,374 |  France |
| 25 November 1939 | U-43 | Uskmouth | 2,483 | United Kingdom |
| 21 June 1940 | U-43 | Yarraville | 8,627 | United Kingdom |
| 30 June 1940 | U-43 | Avelona Star | 13,376 | United Kingdom |
| 9 July 1940 | U-43 | Aylesbury | 3,944 | United Kingdom |
| 17 July 1940 | U-43 | Fellside | 3,509 | United Kingdom |
| 25 September 1940 | U-43 | Sulairia | 5,802 | United Kingdom |
| Total | 47,030[1] | |||
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