Walter Wichmann
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37b)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 30 Apr 1919 | | Succase, Elbing |
| Died | 28 Aug 1943 | (24) | Arctic Ocean |
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Walter Wichmann
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| 9 Oct 1937 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Apr 1939 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Mar 1940 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 May 1940 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1942 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-639 | 10 Sep 1942 | 28 Aug 1943 (+) | 4 patrols (90 days) |
Patrol info for Walter Wichmann
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-639 |
18 Mar 1943 | Kiel |
20 Mar 1943 | Kristiansand |
| 3 days | |
| 2. |
U-639 |
21 Mar 1943 | Kristiansand |
21 Mar 1943 | Stavanger |
| 1 days | |
| 3. |
U-639 |
22 Mar 1943 | Stavanger |
22 Mar 1943 | Bergen |
| 1 days | |
| 4. |
U-639 |
24 Mar 1943 | Bergen |
25 Apr 1943 | Hammerfest |
Patrol 1, | 33 days | |
| 5. |
U-639 |
12 May 1943 | Hammerfest |
7 Jun 1943 | Harstad |
Patrol 2, | 27 days | |
| 6. |
U-639 |
8 Jun 1943 | Harstad |
8 Jun 1943 | Narvik |
| 1 days | |
| 7. |
U-639 |
14 Jun 1943 | Narvik |
15 Jun 1943 | Trondheim |
| 2 days | |
| 8. |
U-639 |
24 Jul 1943 | Trondheim |
4 Aug 1943 | Harstad |
Patrol 3, | 12 days | |
| 9. |
U-639 |
5 Aug 1943 | Harstad |
5 Aug 1943 | Narvik |
| 1 days | |
| 10. |
U-639 |
11 Aug 1943 | Narvik |
28 Aug 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 4, | 18 days | |
| 4 patrols, 90 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Walter Wichmann
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.
