Wolfgang Wenzel
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 34)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 29 Mar, 1910 | Dresden |
| Died | 14 Apr, 1992 | |
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Wolfgang Wenzel
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| 1 Apr, 1942 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-231 | 14 Nov, 1942 | - | 13 Jan, 1944 | 3 patrols (125 days) |
Personal information
When the damaged-beyond-repair U-231 was abandoned Wenzel, "apparently in a state of despondence attempted suicide by firing a revolved bullet to the mouth". Incredibly the bullet lodged harmlessly in the back of the throat. All 50 men from the boat escaped the wreck but 7 died of exposure before being rescued by Allied destroyers. The bullet was removed from Wenzel's throat by a doctor on the American escort carrier USS Block Island. (Blair, Clay. 1998. Hitler's U-boat War.)
Patrol info
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | |
| 1. |
U-231
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13 Apr, 1943 | Kiel | 31 May, 1943 | La Pallice | Patrol, | 49 days |
| 2. |
U-231
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27 Jul, 1943 | La Pallice | 29 Jul, 1943 | La Pallice | | 3 days |
| 3. |
U-231
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23 Sep, 1943 | La Pallice | 24 Sep, 1943 | Bordeaux | | 2 days |
| 4. |
U-231
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27 Sep, 1943 | Bordeaux | 22 Nov, 1943 | La Pallice | Patrol, | 57 days |
| 5. |
U-231
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26 Dec, 1943 | La Pallice | 13 Jan, 1944 | Sunk | Patrol, | 19 days |
| 3 patrols, 125 days at sea |
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