Friedrich Bürgel
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
Successes
3 ships sunk for a total of 3,974 GRT |
| Born | 24 Oct 1916 | | Düsseldorf |
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| 3 Apr 1936 | Offiziersanwärter | | 10 Sep 1936 | Seekadett | | 1 May 1937 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1938 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1938 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1940 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 May 1943 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-97 | May, 1942 | 15 Oct 1942 | 2 patrols (34 days) |
| U-205 | 19 Oct 1942 | 17 Feb 1943 | 3 patrols (61 days) |
Patrol info for Friedrich Bürgel
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-97 |
15 Jun 1942 | La Spezia |
4 Jul 1942 | Salamis |
Patrol 1, | 20 days | |
| 2. |
U-97 |
22 Jul 1942 | Salamis |
4 Aug 1942 | Salamis |
Patrol 2, | 14 days | |
| 3. |
U-97 |
20 Aug 1942 | Salamis |
29 Aug 1942 | La Spezia |
| 10 days | |
| 4. |
U-205 |
20 Oct 1942 | Pola |
19 Nov 1942 | La Spezia |
Patrol 3, | 31 days | |
| 5. |
U-205 |
20 Nov 1942 | La Spezia |
24 Nov 1942 | Pola |
| 5 days | |
| 6. |
U-205 |
12 Jan 1943 | Pola |
26 Jan 1943 | Salamis |
Patrol 4, | 15 days | |
| 7. |
U-205 |
2 Feb 1943 | Salamis |
9 Feb 1943 | Salamis |
Patrol 5, | 8 days | |
| 8. |
U-205 |
11 Feb 1943 | Salamis |
17 Feb 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 5, | 7 days | |
| 5 patrols, 95 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Friedrich Bürgel
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.
