Wilhelm Fröhlich
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 29)
Successes
2 ships sunk for a total of 2,813 GRT
1 ship sunk for a total of 1,617 GRT |
| Born | 10 Mar 1910 | | Zeitz |
| Died | 4 Dec 1939 | (29) | North Sea |
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| 1 Apr 1929 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jan 1931 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1933 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1933 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Jun 1935 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Jul 1938 | Kapitänleutnant | | 1 Dec 1939 | Korvettenkapitän |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-36 | 1 Feb 1939 | 4 Dec 1939 (+) | 2 patrols (27 days) |
Patrol info for Wilhelm Fröhlich
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-36 |
31 Aug 1939 | Wilhelmshaven |
6 Sep 1939 | Kiel |
| 7 days | |
| 2. |
U-36 |
7 Sep 1939 | Kiel |
30 Sep 1939 | Kiel |
Patrol 1, | 24 days | |
| 3. |
U-36 |
2 Dec 1939 | Kiel |
4 Dec 1939 | Sunk |
Patrol 2, | 3 days | |
| 2 patrols, 27 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Wilhelm Fröhlich
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
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| 15 Sep 1939 | U-36 | | Truro | 974 |  | br | |
| 25 Sep 1939 | U-36 | | Silesia | 1,839 |  | sw | |
| 27 Sep 1939 | U-36 | | Algeria (c.) | 1,617 | | sw | |
| | 4,430 | |
3 ships sunk (4,430 tons). Legend
(c.) means the ship was captured (included in ships & tonnage lost). |
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.
