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Heinz Buhse

Oberleutnant zur See (entry, Jahrgang X/39)


Successes
1 ship sunk for a total of 362 GRT
1 ship a total loss for a total of 7,176 GRT

Born  3 Jan 1917 Heidelberg
Died  26 Mar 1945(28)English Channel

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Heinz Buhse
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Ranks

16 Sep 1939Offiziersanwärter
1 Jul 1940Fähnrich zur See
1 Jul 1941Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Mar 1942Leutnant zur See
1 Jan 1944Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

1940Iron Cross 2nd Class
12 Mar 1943Blockade runner badge
20 Apr 1943War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords
 War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-399 3 Jul 1944 26 Mar 1945  (+)  1 patrol (49 days) 

Patrol info for Heinz Buhse


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-399 25 Jan 1945  Kiel  28 Jan 1945  Horten   4 days
2. U-399 6 Feb 1945  Horten  26 Mar 1945  Sunk  Patrol 1,49 days

Ships hit by Heinz Buhse

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
21 Mar 1945U-399 James Eagan Layne (t.)7,176amBTC-103
26 Mar 1945U-399 Pacific362nlBTC-108
 7,538

2 ships sunk (7,538 tons).

Legend
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(t.) means the ship was a total loss (included in ships & tonnage lost).


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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