Karl-Wilhelm Pancke
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)
Successes
2 ships sunk for a total of 2,095 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 500 GRT |
| Born | 4 Oct 1915 | | Husum |
| Died | 19 Mar 1987 | (71) | |
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Karl-Wilhelm Pancke
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| 1 Oct 1938 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1939 | Seekadett | | 1 Dec 1939 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Aug 1940 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1941 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Aug 1943 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-242 | 14 Aug 1943 | Feb, 1945 | 6 patrols (76 days) |
Patrol info for Karl-Wilhelm Pancke
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-242 |
21 May 1944 | Kiel |
25 May 1944 | Stavanger |
| 5 days | |
| 2. |
U-242 |
8 Jun 1944 | Stavanger |
26 Jun 1944 | Bergen |
Patrol 1, | 19 days | |
| 3. |
U-242 |
27 Jun 1944 | Bergen |
27 Jun 1944 | Stavanger |
| 1 days | |
| 4. |
U-242 |
28 Jun 1944 | Stavanger |
28 Jun 1944 | Kristiansand |
| 1 days | |
| 5. |
U-242 |
29 Jun 1944 | Kristiansand |
1 Jul 1944 | Kiel |
| 3 days | |
| 6. |
U-242 |
11 Jul 1944 | Kiel |
14 Jul 1944 | Reval |
| 4 days | |
| 7. |
U-242 |
16 Jul 1944 | Reval |
16 Jul 1944 | Helsinki |
| 1 days | |
| 8. |
U-242 |
17 Jul 1944 | Helsinki |
20 Jul 1944 | Grand Hotel |
Patrol 2, | 4 days | |
| 9. |
U-242 |
21 Jul 1944 | Grand Hotel |
23 Jul 1944 | Grand Hotel |
Patrol 2, | 3 days | |
| 10. |
U-242 |
24 Jul 1944 | Grand Hotel |
26 Jul 1944 | Grand Hotel |
Patrol 2, | 3 days | |
| 11. |
U-242 |
26 Jul 1944 | Grand Hotel |
30 Jul 1944 | Grand Hotel |
Patrol 2, | 5 days | |
| 12. |
U-242 |
1 Aug 1944 | Grand Hotel |
1 Aug 1944 | Helsinki |
Patrol 2, | 1 days | |
| 13. |
U-242 |
23 Aug 1944 | Helsinki |
26 Aug 1944 | Grand Hotel |
Patrol 3, | 4 days | |
| 14. |
U-242 |
29 Aug 1944 | Grand Hotel |
1 Sep 1944 | Grand Hotel |
Patrol 3, | 4 days | |
| 15. |
U-242 |
3 Sep 1944 | Grand Hotel |
3 Sep 1944 | Reval |
Patrol 3, | 1 days | |
| 16. |
U-242 |
12 Sep 1944 | Reval |
12 Sep 1944 | Baltisch Port |
| 1 days | |
| 17. |
U-242 |
21 Sep 1944 | Baltisch Port |
28 Sep 1944 | Windau |
Patrol 4, | 8 days | |
| 18. |
U-242 |
30 Sep 1944 | Windau |
2 Oct 1944 | Pillau |
| 3 days | |
| 19. |
U-242 |
5 Oct 1944 | Pillau |
9 Oct 1944 | Pillau |
Patrol 5, | 5 days | |
| 20. |
U-242 |
10 Oct 1944 | Pillau |
11 Oct 1944 | Danzig |
| 2 days | |
| 21. |
U-242 |
12 Jan 1945 | Danzig |
30 Jan 1945 | Kiel |
Patrol 6, | 19 days | |
| 6 patrols, 76 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Karl-Wilhelm Pancke
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.
