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Graf Ulrich von Soden-Fraunhofen

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)


Successes
5 ships sunk for a total of 39,855 GRT
3 warships sunk for a total of 873 tons (lost aboard transport ships)
1 ship damaged for a total of 5,432 GRT

Born  2 Aug 1913 Friedrichshafen
Died  7 Feb 1943(29)Central North Atlantic

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Graf Ulrich von Soden-Fraunhofen
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Ranks

3 Apr 1936Offiziersanwärter
10 Sep 1936Seekadett
1 May 1937Fähnrich zur See
1 Jul 1938Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1938Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1940Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jan 1943Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-624 28 May 1942 7 Feb 1943  (+)  2 patrols (88 days) 

Patrol info for Graf Ulrich von Soden-Fraunhofen


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-624 10 Oct 1942  Kiel  4 Dec 1942  St. Nazaire  Patrol 1,56 days
2. U-624 7 Jan 1943  St. Nazaire  7 Feb 1943  Sunk  Patrol 2,32 days
2 patrols, 88 days at sea

Ships hit by Graf Ulrich von Soden-Fraunhofen

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
29 Oct 1942U-624 HMS LCT-2190 [Trans.]291brHX-212
29 Oct 1942U-624 HMS LCT-2192 [Trans.]291brHX-212
29 Oct 1942U-624 HMS LCT-2284 [Trans.]291brHX-212
29 Oct 1942U-624 Kosmos II16,966nwHX-212
29 Oct 1942U-624 Pan-New York7,701amHX-212
18 Nov 1942U-624 Parismina4,732amONS-144
18 Nov 1942U-624 President Sergent5,344brONS-144
18 Nov 1942U-624 Yaka (d.)5,432amONS-144
 
25 Jan 1943U-624 Lackenby5,112brSC-117
 46,160

8 ships sunk (40,728 tons) and 1 ship damaged (5,432 tons).

Legend
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(d.) means the ship was damaged.
[Trans.] indicates the vessel was lost while being transported on another vessel.


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.

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