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 | (87) |
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Decorations
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| 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 for Wilhelm Brauel
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
| 1. | U-256 | 4 Oct 1943 | Brest | 17 Nov 1943 | Brest | Patrol 1, | -709942 days | * |
| 2. | U-256 | 25 Jan 1944 | Brest | 22 Mar 1944 | Brest | Patrol 2, | -710055 days | * |
| 3. | U-256 | 6 Jun 1944 | Brest | 8 Jun 1944 | Brest | Patrol 3, | -710188 days | * |
| 4. | U-92 | 8 Jul 1944 | Brest | 10 Jul 1944 | Brest | Patrol 4, | -710220 days | * |
| 5. | U-92 | 17 Aug 1944 | Brest | 29 Sep 1944 | Trondheim | Patrol 5, | -710260 days | * |
| 5 patrols, -3550665 days at sea * Wilhelm Brauel died during this patrol on Sep 2002 | ||||||||
Ships hit by Wilhelm Brauel
| Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
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| 20 Feb 1944 | U-256 | HMS Woodpecker (U 08) | 1,300 | br | ON-224 | ||
| 27 Aug 1944 | U-92 | USS LST-327 (t.) | 1,625 | am | |||
| 2,925 | |||||||
2 ships sunk (2,925 tons). Legend | |||||||
About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.

