| 01.02.1941-10.04.1941 | zur Verfügung U-Boot-Waffe / Befehlshaber der U-Boote, U.W.O.-Schüler auf 'U 46' [Kdt: Engelbert Endrass] / 7. U-Flottille, Kiel später in St. Nazaire. Zwei Feindfahrten, 48 Seetage. (was attached to the U-Boat service. Midshipman under Watch Officer Sea Training. Two war patrols, 48 days at sea.) |
| 11.04.1941-31.05.1941 | U.T.O-Lehrgang Torpedoschule, Flensburg-Mürwik. (Torpedos Training Course in the Torpedo School, Flensburg-Mürwik.) |
| 01.06.1941-29.06.1941 | U.W.O-Lehrgang Marine-Nachrichtenschule, Flensburg-Mürwik. (Communications Training Course in the Naval Signals School, Flensburg-Mürwik.) |
| 30.06.1941-27.07.1941 | U.W.O-Artillerielehrgang Schiffsartillerieschule, Kiel-Wik. (Artillery Training in the Naval Artillery School, Kiel-Wik.) |
| 28.07.1941-28.09.1941 | U-Bootsausbildung 1. Unterseeboots-Lehr-Division, Pillau. (U-Boat Training in the 1st U-Boat Training Division, Pillau.) |
| 29.09.1941-05.12.1941 | WO-Schüler 4. U-Flottille, Stettin. (Midshipman under Watch Officer Training in the 4th U-Flotilla, Stettin.) |
| 06.12.1941-13.05.1943 | 2. WO auf 'U 118' [Kdt: Werner Czygan] / 4. U-Flottille, Stettin; 10. U-Flottille, Lorient später 12. U-Flottille, Bordeaux. Zwei Operationen für Treibölversorgung, und Proviant-Versorgung, 60 Seetage. Ein Minenoperation und Operation für Treibölversorgung, und Proviant-Versorgung, 33 Seetage. (2nd Watch Officer. Two refuelling operations, 60 days at sea. One minelaying operation and refuelling operation, 33 days.) |
| 15.05.1943-15.06.1943 | KSL 48 24. U-Flottille, Memel. (U-Boat Commander Torpedo Shooting Course.) |
| 29.06.1943-01.08.1943 | Baubelehrungskommandant für den 'U 992' Blohm und Voß, Hamburg / 8. K.L.A., Hamburg. (Instruction in the final stage of construction in shipyard under supervision of 8th Warships Training Unit for U-Boats, Hamburg.) |
| 02.08.1943-09.05.1945 | Kommandant auf 'U 992' / 5. U-Flottille, Kiel; 3. U-Flottille, La Pallice; 11. U-Flottille, Bergen später 13. U-Flottille, Trondheim. Acht Feindfahrten, 160 Seetage. Sechzehn Überführungsfahrten, 30 Seetage. 1 Minensuchboot 625 ts. versenkt und 1 Korvette 1.060 ts. versenkt. (Commander, Completed eight war patrols, 160 days at sea. Seven transit sailings, 30 days at sea. Sunk 1 minesweeper 625 Dton and 1 corvette 1.060 Dton. Surrendered at Narvik, Norway.) |
| 09.05.1945 | Kriegsgefangen nach Kapitulation. Britische Krieggefangenschaft im Kriegsgefangen Lager. Am 21.05.1947 Entlassen. (Detained after capitulation. After the surrender, U 992 arrived Lisahally at Londonderry on the 23rd of May 1945, and the next day Falke was transferred from Londonderry harbor to PoW Camp Nº 172, Holywood Camp at Belfast in Northern Ireland. On May 26th he was transferred to PoW Camp No. 9, Kempton Park in Sunbury on Thames in Surrey in England. After this he had a short stay in PoW Camp No.159, Butterwick Camp in Boythorpe in Yorkshire, England, wherefrom he the 4th of June was transferred to PoW Camp No/ 164, Weston Lane Camp in Otley in Yorkshire. He was held there until September 28th 1945 when he was transferred to PoW Camp No/ 17, Lodge Moor Camp at Sheffield in Yorkshire. At Lodge Moor Falke was held until August 22nd 1946 interrupted by a 20 days stay in March 1946 when he was sent to ?London District Cage? (LDC), an interrogation centre in an estate in Kensington Gardens, London. On the 22nd of August 1946, Falke was transferred to the large P.O.W Camp Nº 184 Llanmartin in Wales in Magor at Newport in Monmouthshire in Wales. On April 21st 1947 was transferred prior to his release to PoW Camp No 23 Green Fields Camp in Schrewsbury, Shropshire, from May 1st until May 19th, pending repatriation. On May 19th he was released in Hull for his return to Germany. Freed in 21.05.1947.) |
