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Manfred Kinzel

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)


Successes
4 ships sunk for a total of 21.927 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 7.134 GRT

Born  27 Mar, 1915Waldheim
Died  20 Sep, 1943south-west of Iceland

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Manfred Kinzel
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Ranks

1 Aug, 1942Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-33825 Jun, 1942 - 20 Sep, 1943 (+)  3 patrols (64 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-338 23 Feb, 1943  Kiel24 Mar, 1943  St. NazairePatrol30 days
2. U-338 15 Jun, 1943  St. Nazaire21 Jun, 1943  St. NazairePatrol7 days
3. U-338 25 Aug, 1943  St. Nazaire20 Sep, 1943  SunkPatrol27 days

Ships hit by Manfred Kinzel


DateBoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
17 Mar, 1943 U-338Alderamin7.886 nl SC-122 
17 Mar, 1943 U-338Fort Cedar Lake7.134 br SC-122 damaged
17 Mar, 1943 U-338Granville4.071 pa SC-122 
17 Mar, 1943 U-338King Gruffydd5.072 br SC-122 
17 Mar, 1943 U-338Kingsbury4.898 br SC-122 
 29.061

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


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