Joachim Brünner
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37b)
Successes 2 ships sunk for a total of 11,208 GRT 1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 559 GRT |
| Born | 12 Apr 1919 | | Breslau |
| Died | 16 Sep 1944 | (25) | Arctic Sea, east of Iceland |
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| 9 Oct 1937 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Apr 1939 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Mar 1940 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 May 1940 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1942 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-703 | 6 Jul 1943 | 16 Sep 1944 (+) | 6 patrols (132 days) |
Personal information
The boat, U-703, went missing east of Iceland after Sept 15, 1944.
Patrol info for Joachim Brünner
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-703 |
19 Jul 1943 | Trondheim |
3 Aug 1943 | Narvik |
Patrol 1, | 16 days | |
| 2. |
U-703 |
14 Aug 1943 | Narvik |
16 Aug 1943 | Hammerfest |
| 3 days | |
| 3. |
U-703 |
17 Aug 1943 | Hammerfest |
9 Oct 1943 | Harstad |
Patrol 2, | 54 days | |
| 4. |
U-703 |
10 Oct 1943 | Harstad |
10 Oct 1943 | Narvik |
| 1 days | |
| 5. |
U-703 |
12 Oct 1943 | Narvik |
14 Oct 1943 | Trondheim |
| 3 days | |
| 6. |
U-703 |
18 Oct 1943 | Trondheim |
19 Oct 1943 | Bergen |
| 2 days | |
| 7. |
U-703 |
13 Jan 1944 | Bergen |
17 Jan 1944 | Kiel |
| 5 days | |
| 8. |
U-703 |
24 Feb 1944 | Kiel |
28 Feb 1944 | Trondheim |
| 5 days | |
| 9. |
U-703 |
29 Feb 1944 | Trondheim |
8 Mar 1944 | Narvik |
Patrol 3, | 9 days | |
| 10. |
U-703 |
8 Apr 1944 | Narvik |
5 May 1944 | Trondheim |
Patrol 4, | 28 days | |
| 11. |
U-703 |
29 Jul 1944 | Trondheim |
1 Aug 1944 | Narvik |
| 4 days | |
| 12. |
U-703 |
20 Aug 1944 | Narvik |
12 Sep 1944 | Narvik |
Patrol 5, | 24 days | |
| 13. |
U-703 |
16 Sep 1944 | Narvik |
16 Sep 1944 | Sunk |
Patrol 6, | 1 days | |
| 6 patrols, 132 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Joachim Brünner
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.