Wilhelm Brauel
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37b)
| Successes 1 warship sunk for a total of 1.300 tons 1 warship a total loss for a total of 1.625 tons |
| Born | 17 Sep, 1914 | Hamburg |
| Died | Sep, 2002 |
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Ranks
Decorations |
U-boat Commands
| U-256 | 16 Aug, 1943 | - | 27 Jun, 1944 | 3 patrols (106 days) |
| U-92 | 28 Jun, 1944 | - | 12 Oct, 1944 | 2 patrols (47 days) |
| U-3530 | 23 Mar, 1945 | - | 23 Apr, 1945 | No war patrols |
| U-975 | 24 Apr, 1945 | - | 8 May, 1945 | No war patrols |
Patrol info
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | |||||
| 1. | U-256 | 4 Oct, 1943 | Brest | 17 Nov, 1943 | Brest | Patrol, | 45 days |
| 2. | U-256 | 25 Jan, 1944 | Brest | 22 Mar, 1944 | Brest | Patrol, | 58 days |
| 3. | U-256 | 6 Jun, 1944 | Brest | 8 Jun, 1944 | Brest | Patrol, | 3 days |
| 4. | U-92 | 8 Jul, 1944 | Brest | 10 Jul, 1944 | Brest | Patrol, | 3 days |
| 5. | U-92 | 17 Aug, 1944 | Brest | 29 Sep, 1944 | Trondheim | Patrol, | 44 days |
| 5 patrols, 153 days at sea | |||||||
Ships hit by Wilhelm Brauel
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * | |
| 20 Feb, 1944 | U-256 | HMS Woodpecker (U 08) | 1.300 |  | br | ON-224 | |
| 27 Aug, 1944 | U-92 | USS LST-327 | 1.625 |  | am | total loss | |
| 2.925 | |||||||
* 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.