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Paul Büchel

Fregattenkapitän (Crew 25)


Successes
3 ships sunk for a total of 6,697 GRT
2 ships damaged for a total of 17,525 GRT

Born  3 Aug 1907 Greifenberg, Pomerania

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Paul Büchel
available now.


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Ranks

1 Apr 1925Offiziersanwärter
1 Apr 1927Fähnrich zur See
1 Jun 1928Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1929Leutnant zur See
1 Jul 1931Oberleutnant zur See
1 Oct 1935Kapitänleutnant
1 Jan 1940Korvettenkapitän
1 Oct 1943Fregattenkapitän

Decorations

6 Jun 1939Spanish Cross in Bronze without Swords
1 Oct 1939Iron Cross 2nd Class
Jan 1940Iron Cross 1st Class
23 Jan 1940U-boat War Badge 1939

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-32 16 Aug 1937 11 Feb 1940   3 patrols (58 days) 
U-860 12 Aug 1943 15 Jun 1944   1 patrol (66 days) 

Patrol info for Paul Büchel


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-32 27 Aug 1939  Memel  1 Sep 1939  Kiel  Patrol 1,6 days
2. U-32 5 Sep 1939  Kiel  30 Sep 1939  Wilhelmshaven  Patrol 2,26 days
3. U-32 28 Dec 1939  Wilhelmshaven  22 Jan 1940  Wilhelmshaven  Patrol 3,26 days
4. U-860 11 Apr 1944  Kiel  15 Jun 1944  Sunk  Patrol 4,66 days
4 patrols, 124 days at sea

Ships hit by Paul Büchel

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
18 Sep 1939U-32 Kensington Court4,863br
28 Sep 1939U-32 Jern875nw
5 Oct 1939U-32 Marwarri (d.) [Mine]8,063br
6 Oct 1939U-32 Lochgoil (d.) [Mine]9,462br
31 Dec 1939U-32 Luna959nw
 24,222

3 ships sunk (6,697 tons) and 2 ships damaged (17,525 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat.


About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.

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