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Rolf-Birger Wahlen

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)


Successes
2 ships sunk for a total of 443 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 35 tons
1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 1.005 GRT
1 warship damaged for a total of 56 tons

Born  28 Jul, 1915Altona, Elbe

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Ranks

1 Oct, 1943Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-2327 Mar, 1942 - 19 Jun, 1944  6 patrols (160 days) 
U-251417 Oct, 1944 - 8 Apr, 1945  No war patrols 
U-254120 Apr, 1945 - 5 May, 1945  No war patrols 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-23 27 Jun, 1943  Konstanza19 Jul, 1943  KonstanzaPatrol23 days
2. U-23 10 Aug, 1943  Konstanza9 Sep, 1943  KonstanzaPatrol31 days
3. U-23 10 Oct, 1943  Konstanza11 Nov, 1943  KonstanzaPatrol33 days
4. U-23 14 Dec, 1943  Konstanza7 Jan, 1944  KonstanzaPatrol25 days
5. U-23 30 Mar, 1944  Konstanza24 Apr, 1944  KonstanzaPatrol26 days
6. U-23 17 May, 1944  Konstanza7 Jun, 1944  KonstanzaPatrol22 days

Ships hit by Rolf-Birger Wahlen


DateBoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
24 Aug, 1943 U-23Shkval35 sj 
15 Oct, 1943 U-23TSC-486 Sovetskaja Rossija1.005 sj damaged
23 Oct, 1943 U-23Tanais372 sj 
 
5 Apr, 1944 U-23SKA-09956 sj damaged
29 May, 1944 U-23Smelyj71 sj 
 1.539

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


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