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Joachim Brünner

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37b)


Successes
2 ships sunk for a total of 11.208 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 559 GRT

Born  12 Apr, 1919Breslau
Died  16 Sep, 1944Arctic Sea, east of Iceland

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Ranks

1 Apr, 1942Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-7036 Jul, 1943 - 16 Sep, 1944 (+)  6 patrols (132 days) 

Personal information

The boat, U-703, went missing east of Iceland after Sept 15, 1944.


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-703 19 Jul, 1943  Trondheim 3 Aug, 1943  Narvik Patrol,16 days
2. U-703 14 Aug, 1943  Narvik 16 Aug, 1943  Hammerfest  3 days
3. U-703 17 Aug, 1943  Hammerfest 9 Oct, 1943  Harstad Patrol,54 days
4. U-703 10 Oct, 1943  Harstad 10 Oct, 1943  Narvik  1 days
5. U-703 12 Oct, 1943  Narvik 14 Oct, 1943  Trondheim  3 days
6. U-703 18 Oct, 1943  Trondheim 19 Oct, 1943  Bergen  2 days
7. U-703 13 Jan, 1944  Bergen 17 Jan, 1944  Kiel  5 days
8. U-703 24 Feb, 1944  Kiel 28 Feb, 1944  Trondheim  5 days
9. U-703 29 Feb, 1944  Trondheim 8 Mar, 1944  Narvik Patrol,9 days
10. U-703 8 Apr, 1944  Narvik 5 May, 1944  Trondheim Patrol,28 days
11. U-703 29 Jul, 1944  Trondheim 1 Aug, 1944  Narvik  4 days
12. U-703 20 Aug, 1944  Narvik 12 Sep, 1944  Narvik Patrol,24 days
13. U-703 16 Sep, 1944  Narvik 16 Sep, 1944  Sunk Patrol,1 days

6 patrols, 132 days at sea

Ships hit by Joachim Brünner


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
30 Jul, 1943 U-703T-911 (No 65)559 sj BA-12 
1 Oct, 1943 U-703Sergej Kirov4.146 sj VA-18 
 
4 Mar, 1944 U-703Empire Tourist7.062 br RA-57 
 11.767

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


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