The Men - U-boat Commanders

Herbert Sohler

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 28)


Successes
2 ships sunk, total tonnage 7,952 GRT

Born  25 Jul 1908 Attendorn, Westphalia
Died  22 Jun 1991(82)


Herbert Sohler

Ranks

10 Oct 1928 Seekadett
1 Jan 1930 Fähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1932 Leutnant zur See
1 Sep 1934 Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jun 1937 Kapitänleutnant
1 Jul 1942 Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-10 4 Apr 1938 31 Jul 1938   No war patrols 
U-46 2 Nov 1938 21 May 1940   5 patrols (133 days) 

Patrol info for Herbert Sohler

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-46 19 Aug 1939  Kiel  15 Sep 1939  Kiel  Patrol 1,28 days
2. U-46 3 Oct 1939  Kiel  7 Nov 1939  Kiel  Patrol 2,36 days
3. U-46 19 Dec 1939  Kiel  10 Jan 1940  Kiel  Patrol 3,23 days
4. U-46 29 Feb 1940  Kiel  1 Mar 1940  Wilhelmshaven  Patrol 4,2 days
5. U-46 11 Mar 1940  Wilhelmshaven  23 Apr 1940  Kiel  Patrol 5,44 days
5 patrols, 133 days at sea

Ships hit by Herbert Sohler

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
17 Oct 1939U-46 City of Mandalay7,028brHG-3
21 Dec 1939U-46 Rudolf924nw
 7,952

2 ships sunk (7,952 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.

Media links


German U-boat Commanders of World War II
Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim


Narvik
Dickens, Peter and Grove, Eric J.

Listing of all U-boat commanders


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