Heinz Buchholz
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 29)
Successes
5 ships sunk for a total of 18,923 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 6,797 GRT |
| Born | 3 Aug 1909 | | Goldap, East Prussia |
| Died | 6 Feb 1944 | (34) | Central Atlantic |
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Heinz Buchholz
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| 1 Apr 1943 | Korvettenkapitän |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-24 | 3 Jul 1937 | 30 Sep 1937 | No war patrols |
| U-15 | 1 Oct 1937 | 26 Oct 1939 | 2 patrols (34 days) |
| U-195 | 5 Sep 1942 | 17 Oct 1943 | 1 patrol (126 days) |
| U-177 | 17 Oct 1943 | 6 Feb 1944 (+) | 1 patrol (36 days) |
Patrol info for Heinz Buchholz
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-15 |
25 Aug 1939 | Wilhelmshaven |
30 Aug 1939 | Wilhelmshaven |
Patrol 1, | 6 days | |
| 2. |
U-15 |
31 Aug 1939 | Wilhelmshaven |
8 Sep 1939 | Wilhelmshaven |
Patrol 1, | 9 days | |
| 3. |
U-15 |
20 Sep 1939 | Wilhelmshaven |
8 Oct 1939 | Wilhelmshaven |
Patrol 2, | 19 days | |
| 4. |
U-15 |
9 Oct 1939 | Wilhelmshaven |
9 Oct 1939 | Kiel |
| 1 days | |
| 5. |
U-195 |
20 Mar 1943 | Kiel |
23 Jul 1943 | Bordeaux |
Patrol 3, | 126 days | |
| 6. |
U-177 |
23 Dec 1943 | Bordeaux |
26 Dec 1943 | La Pallice |
| 4 days | |
| 7. |
U-177 |
2 Jan 1944 | La Pallice |
6 Feb 1944 | Sunk |
Patrol 4, | 36 days | |
| 4 patrols, 196 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Heinz Buchholz
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * |
| 10 Sep, 1939 | U-15 |
Goodwood [Mine] | 2,796 |
 | br |
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| 21 Oct, 1939 | U-15 |
Orsa [Mine] | 1,478 |
| br |
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| 28 Dec, 1939 | U-15 |
Resercho [Mine] | 258 |
| br |
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| 11 Apr, 1943 | U-195 |
James W. Denver | 7,200 |
 | am |
UGS-7 | |
| 7 May, 1943 | U-195 |
Samuel Jordan Kirkwood | 7,191 |
| am |
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| 12 May, 1943 | U-195 |
Cape Neddick | 6,797 |
| am |
| damaged |
| | 25,720 | |
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine.
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