Günther Dangschat was born in Cranz, East Prussia, (now Zelenogradsk, Russia). At 19 years of age he joined the Kreigsmarine on April 5, 1935. After completing his naval cadet training, Dangschat served on a minesweeper. He transferred to the U-Boat service and after completing his training he was assigned to U-184. The boat was commissioned on May 29, 1942, and Dangschat was it's only commander. On November 9, 1942, the U-184 began its first war patrol and sunk one enemy ship on the 17th, the British Steam Merchant ship WIDESTONE (tonnage 3,192). All 42 hands went down with the ship. On November 21, 1942, U-184 was lost somewhere east of Newfoundland. It was first believed the submarine was lost to depth charges fired by Norwegian corvette SS POTENTILLA. A post-war assessment of this information believed that this attack was actually against another U-boat (U-264)that suffered no damage. In 2012, an object was found in the Labrador river bed. Initial sonar review gave the impression it might be a German submarine and, specifically, the U-184. As of this writing, no determination of what the object actually might be has been verified.
Regardless of what happened, 50 men lost their lives on the U-184. They lie on the Atlantic Ocean's floor in their "Iron Coffin".
Kapitänleutnant Günther Dangschat earned the following badges/decorations for his service in the Kreigsmarine prior to and during World War II:
- 1940 Minesweeper War Badge
- 1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class
- 1939 U-boat War Badge awarded November 22, 1941
Regardless of what happened, 50 men lost their lives on the U-184. They lie on the Atlantic Ocean's floor in their "Iron Coffin".
Kapitänleutnant Günther Dangschat earned the following badges/decorations for his service in the Kreigsmarine prior to and during World War II:
- 1940 Minesweeper War Badge
- 1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class
- 1939 U-boat War Badge awarded November 22, 1941
Günther Dangschat was born in Cranz, East Prussia, (now Zelenogradsk, Russia). At 19 years of age he joined the Kreigsmarine on April 5, 1935. After completing his naval cadet training, Dangschat served on a minesweeper. He transferred to the U-Boat service and after completing his training he was assigned to U-184. The boat was commissioned on May 29, 1942, and Dangschat was it's only commander. On November 9, 1942, the U-184 began its first war patrol and sunk one enemy ship on the 17th, the British Steam Merchant ship WIDESTONE (tonnage 3,192). All 42 hands went down with the ship. On November 21, 1942, U-184 was lost somewhere east of Newfoundland. It was first believed the submarine was lost to depth charges fired by Norwegian corvette SS POTENTILLA. A post-war assessment of this information believed that this attack was actually against another U-boat (U-264)that suffered no damage. In 2012, an object was found in the Labrador river bed. Initial sonar review gave the impression it might be a German submarine and, specifically, the U-184. As of this writing, no determination of what the object actually might be has been verified.
Regardless of what happened, 50 men lost their lives on the U-184. They lie on the Atlantic Ocean's floor in their "Iron Coffin".
Kapitänleutnant Günther Dangschat earned the following badges/decorations for his service in the Kreigsmarine prior to and during World War II:
- 1940 Minesweeper War Badge
- 1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class
- 1939 U-boat War Badge awarded November 22, 1941
Regardless of what happened, 50 men lost their lives on the U-184. They lie on the Atlantic Ocean's floor in their "Iron Coffin".
Kapitänleutnant Günther Dangschat earned the following badges/decorations for his service in the Kreigsmarine prior to and during World War II:
- 1940 Minesweeper War Badge
- 1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class
- 1939 U-boat War Badge awarded November 22, 1941
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