Wilhelm Luis
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 35)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 13 Dec 1915 | | Lübeck |
| Died | 30 Jul 1943 | (27) | Cape Ortegal |
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Wilhelm Luis
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| 5 Apr 1935 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1936 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jan 1938 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1934 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1939 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Jun 1942 | Kapitänleutnant | | 1 Jul 1943 | Korvettenkapitän |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-504 | 6 Jan 1943 | 30 Jul 1943 (+) | 3 patrols (108 days) |
Patrol info for Wilhelm Luis
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-504 |
19 Jan 1943 | Lorient |
24 Mar 1943 | Lorient |
Patrol 1, | 65 days | |
| 2. |
U-504 |
21 Apr 1943 | Lorient |
29 May 1943 | Bordeaux |
Patrol 2, | 39 days | |
| 3. |
U-504 |
27 Jul 1943 | Bordeaux |
30 Jul 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 3, | 4 days | |
| 3 patrols, 108 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Wilhelm Luis
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.
