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Otto Fechner

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 24)


Successes
3 ships sunk for a total of 8.133 GRT

Born  15 Nov, 1905Kröben, Posen
Died  6 Jan, 1943off South America, NW of Pernambuco

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Ranks

31 Mar, 1924Offiziersanwärter
1 Apr, 1926Fähnrich zur See
1 May, 1928Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct, 1928Leutnant zur See
1 Jul, 1930Oberleutnant zur See
1 Apr, 1935Kapitänleutnant
1 Aug, 1939Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

Nov, 1939Iron Cross 2nd Class
1940Iron Cross 1st Class
28 Oct, 1941Fleet War Badge
8 Oct, 1942U-boat War Badge 1939

U-boat Commands

U-16428 Nov, 1941 - 6 Jan, 1943 (+)  2 patrols (121 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-164 18 Jul, 1942  Kiel 7 Oct, 1942  Lorient Patrol,82 days
2. U-164 29 Nov, 1942  Lorient 6 Jan, 1943  Sunk Patrol,39 days

2 patrols, 121 days at sea

Ships hit by Otto Fechner


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
25 Aug, 1942 U-164Stad Amsterdam3.780 nl WAT-15 
6 Sep, 1942 U-164John A. Holloway1.745 ca GAT-2 
 
1 Jan, 1943 U-164Brageland2.608 sw 
 8.133

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.

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

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