| Born | 25 Jul 1908 | Attendorn, Westphalia | |
| Died | 22 Jun 1991 | (82) |
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Ranks
Decorations |
U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-10 | 4 Apr 1938 | 31 Jul 1938 | No war patrols |
| U-46 | 2 Nov 1938 | 21 May 1940 | 5 patrols (133 days) |
Patrol info for Herbert Sohler
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
| 1. | U-46 | 19 Aug 1939 | Kiel | 15 Sep 1939 | Kiel | Patrol 1, | 28 days | |
| 2. | U-46 | 3 Oct 1939 | Kiel | 7 Nov 1939 | Kiel | Patrol 2, | 36 days | |
| 3. | U-46 | 19 Dec 1939 | Kiel | 10 Jan 1940 | Kiel | Patrol 3, | 23 days | |
| 4. | U-46 | 29 Feb 1940 | Kiel | 1 Mar 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | Patrol 4, | 2 days | |
| 5. | U-46 | 11 Mar 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 23 Apr 1940 | Kiel | Patrol 5, | 44 days | |
| 5 patrols, 133 days at sea | ||||||||
Ships hit by Herbert Sohler
| Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
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| 17 Oct 1939 | U-46 |  | City of Mandalay | 7,028 |  | br | HG-3 |
| 21 Dec 1939 | U-46 | Rudolf | 924 |  | nw | ||
| 7,952 | |||||||
2 ships sunk (7,952 tons). Legend | |||||||
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