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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, 1907Greifenberg, Pomerania

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Ranks

1 Oct, 1943Fregattenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-3216 Aug, 1937 - 11 Feb, 1940  3 patrols (58 days) 
U-86012 Aug, 1943 - 15 Jun, 1944  1 patrol (66 days) 


Patrol info


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

4 patrols, 124 days at sea

Ships hit by Paul Büchel


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
18 Sep, 1939 U-32Kensington Court4.863 br 
28 Sep, 1939 U-32Jern875 nw 
5 Oct, 1939 U-32Marwarri [Mine]8.063 br damaged
6 Oct, 1939 U-32Lochgoil [Mine]9.462 br damaged
31 Dec, 1939 U-32Luna959 nw 
 24.222

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine.


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