| Born | 21 Jun, 1920 | Krefeld |
| Died | 2 Feb, 1990 |
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Ranks
Decorations |
U-boat Commands
| U-61 | 10 Nov, 1942 | - | 15 Sep, 1943 | No war patrols |
| U-310 | 27 Sep, 1943 | - | 8 May, 1945 | 6 patrols (128 days) |
Patrol info
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | |||||
| 1. | U-310 | 12 Jun, 1944 | Kiel | 14 Jun, 1944 | Marviken | 3 days | |
| 2. | U-310 | 24 Aug, 1944 | Marviken | 25 Aug, 1944 | Egersund | 2 days | |
| 3. | U-310 | 13 Sep, 1944 | Egersund | 21 Sep, 1944 | Narvik | Patrol, | 9 days |
| 4. | U-310 | 25 Sep, 1944 | Narvik | 3 Oct, 1944 | Narvik | Patrol, | 9 days |
| 5. | U-310 | 14 Oct, 1944 | Narvik | 11 Nov, 1944 | Harstad | Patrol, | 29 days |
| 6. | U-310 | 22 Nov, 1944 | Harstad | 14 Dec, 1944 | Harstad | Patrol, | 23 days |
| 7. | U-310 | 25 Dec, 1944 | Harstad | 5 Jan, 1945 | Bogenbucht | Patrol, | 12 days |
| 8. | U-310 | 13 Feb, 1945 | Bogenbucht | 30 Mar, 1945 | Harstad | Patrol, | 46 days |
| 9. | U-310 | 3 Apr, 1945 | Harstad | 7 Apr, 1945 | Trondheim | 5 days | |
| 6 patrols, 128 days at sea | |||||||
Ships hit by Wolfgang Ley
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * | |
| 29 Sep, 1944 | U-310 | Edward H. Crockett | 7.176 |  | am | RA-60 | |
| 29 Sep, 1944 | U-310 | Samsuva | 7.219 |  | br | RA-60 | |
| 14.395 | |||||||
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. | |||||||
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Books dealing with this subject include: Action This Day, Smith, Michael and Erskine, Ralph, 2001 Battle of Wits, Budiansky, Stephen, 2000 Capturing Enigma, Harper, Stephen, 2000 (transl.) Cruisers for Breakfast, Mansfield, John G., Jr., 1997 The Defeat of the Enemy Attack on Shipping, Grove, Eric J. (ed.), 1997 Enigma, Harris, Robert, 1996 (transl.) Fatal Decisions, Blandford, Edmund, 1999  Grandes Batallas Navales, Koenig, William and Mayer, S.L., 1977 Little Wolf at Leyte, J. Henry, Jr Doscher, 1996 Royal Navy Frigates, Collingwood, Donald, 1999 U-Boat Warfare, Showell, Jak Mallmann, 2002 Unrestricted Warfare, DeRose, James F., 2000 |
Decorations and ranks information is in many cases not complete. If you can help on any of those missing that would be great.