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Heinrich Schuch

Fregattenkapitän (Crew 25)


Successes
6 ships sunk for a total of 37.641 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 1.546 tons

Born  28 Aug, 1906Berlin
Died  21 Jan, 1968


Ranks

1 Sep, 1943Fregattenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-374 Aug, 1938 - 24 Sep, 1939  1 patrol (28 days) 
U-3815 Jul, 1941 - 6 Jan, 1942  2 patrols (47 days) 
U-1057 Jan, 1942 - 30 Sep, 1942  3 patrols (71 days) 
U-1547 Oct, 1942 - 8 Feb, 1943  1 patrol (88 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-37 19 Aug, 1939  Wilhelmshaven15 Sep, 1939  WilhelmshavenPatrol28 days
2. U-38 6 Aug, 1941  Lorient14 Sep, 1941  LorientPatrol40 days
3. U-38 15 Oct, 1941  Lorient21 Nov, 1941  Bergen 38 days
4. U-38 23 Nov, 1941  Bergen29 Nov, 1941  StettinPatrol7 days
5. U-105 25 Jan, 1942  Lorient8 Feb, 1942  LorientPatrol15 days
6. U-105 25 Feb, 1942  Lorient15 Apr, 1942  LorientPatrol50 days
7. U-105 7 Jun, 1942  Lorient12 Jun, 1942  El FerrolPatrol6 days
8. U-105 28 Jun, 1942  El Ferrol30 Jun, 1942  Lorient 3 days
9. U-154 12 Oct, 1942  Lorient7 Jan, 1943  LorientPatrol88 days

Ships hit by Heinrich Schuch


DateBoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
18 Aug, 1941 U-38Longtaker1.700 pa 
 
31 Jan, 1942 U-105HMS Culver (Y 87)1.546 br SL-98 
25 Mar, 1942 U-105Narragansett10.389 br 
27 Mar, 1942 U-105Svenør7.616 nw 
8 Nov, 1942 U-154D´Entrecasteaux7.291 br 
9 Nov, 1942 U-154Nurmahal5.419 br 
18 Nov, 1942 U-154Tower Grange5.226 br 
 39.187

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


Decorations and ranks information is in many cases not complete. If you can help on any of those missing that would be great.

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