Wilhelm Zahn
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 30)
Successes
2 ships sunk, total tonnage 3,452 GRT
1 ship damaged, total tonnage 3,829 GRT |
| Born | 29 Jul 1910 | | Ebensfelde, Staffelstein |
| Died | 14 Nov 1976 | (66) | |
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| 1 Apr 1930 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jan 1932 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1934 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1934 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Jun 1936 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Jun 1939 | Kapitänleutnant | | 1 Apr 1943 | Korvettenkapitän |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-56 | 26 Nov 1938 | 21 Jan 1940 | 5 patrols (70 days) |
| U-69 | 28 Aug 1941 | 31 Mar 1942 | 3 patrols (126 days) |
Patrol info for Wilhelm Zahn
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-56 |
25 Aug 1939 | Wilhelmshaven |
8 Sep 1939 | Kiel |
Patrol 1, | 15 days | |
| 2. |
U-56 |
12 Sep 1939 | Kiel |
19 Sep 1939 | Kiel |
Patrol 2, | 8 days | |
| 3. |
U-56 |
23 Oct 1939 | Kiel |
13 Nov 1939 | Kiel |
Patrol 3, | 22 days | |
| 4. |
U-56 |
27 Nov 1939 | Kiel |
5 Dec 1939 | Kiel |
Patrol 4, | 9 days | |
| 5. |
U-56 |
27 Dec 1939 | Kiel |
11 Jan 1940 | Kiel |
Patrol 5, | 16 days | |
| 6. |
U-69 |
1 Sep 1941 | St. Nazaire |
1 Oct 1941 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 6, | 31 days | |
| 7. |
U-69 |
30 Oct 1941 | St. Nazaire |
8 Dec 1941 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 7, | 40 days | |
| 8. |
U-69 |
18 Jan 1942 | St. Nazaire |
26 Jan 1942 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 8, | 9 days | |
| 9. |
U-69 |
31 Jan 1942 | St. Nazaire |
17 Mar 1942 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 8, | 46 days | |
| 8 patrols, 196 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Wilhelm Zahn
About ranks and decorations
Ranks shown in italics are our database inserts based on the rank dates of his crew comrades. The officers of each crew would normally have progressed through the lower ranks at the same rate.
