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Wilhelm Kleinschmidt

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 33)


Successes
4 ships sunk for a total of 24,176 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 13,037 GRT

Born  27 Jan 1907 Oldenburg
Died  4 Oct 1941(34)south-west of Tenerife

Ranks

1 Apr 1939Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-111 19 Dec 1940 4 Oct 1941  (+)  2 patrols (116 days) 

Patrol info for Wilhelm Kleinschmidt


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-111 5 May 1941  Wilhelmshaven  7 Jul 1941  Lorient  Patrol 1,64 days
2. U-111 14 Aug 1941  Lorient  4 Oct 1941  Sunk  Patrol 2,52 days
2 patrols, 116 days at sea

Ships hit by Wilhelm Kleinschmidt

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
13 May 1941U-111 Somersby5,170brSC-30
20 May 1941U-111 San Felix (d.)13,037brOB-322
22 May 1941U-111 Barnby4,813brHX-126
10 Sep 1941U-111 Marken5,719nl
20 Sep 1941U-111 Cingalese Prince8,474br
 37,213

4 ships sunk (24,176 tons) and 1 ship damaged (13,037 tons).

Legend
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(d.) means the ship was damaged.

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