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Karl-Wilhelm Pancke

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)


Successes
2 ships sunk for a total of 2.095 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 500 GRT

Born  4 Oct, 1915Husum
Died  19 Mar, 1987

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Karl-Wilhelm Pancke
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Ranks

1 Aug, 1943Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-24214 Aug, 1943 - Feb, 1945  6 patrols (60 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-242 21 May, 1944  Kiel25 May, 1944  Stavanger 5 days
2. U-242 8 Jun, 1944  Stavanger26 Jun, 1944  BergenPatrol19 days
3. U-242 27 Jun, 1944  Bergen27 Jun, 1944  Stavanger 1 days
4. U-242 28 Jun, 1944  Stavanger28 Jun, 1944  Kristiansand 1 days
5. U-242 29 Jun, 1944  Kristiansand1 Jul, 1944  Kiel 3 days
6. U-242 11 Jul, 1944  Kiel14 Jul, 1944  Reval 4 days
7. U-242 17 Jul, 1944  Reval17 Jul, 1944  Grand Hotel 1 days
8. U-242 18 Jul, 1944  Grand Hotel20 Jul, 1944  Grand Hotel 3 days
9. U-242 21 Jul, 1944  Grand Hotel23 Jul, 1944  Grand Hotel 3 days
10. U-242 24 Jul, 1944  Grand Hotel26 Jul, 1944  Grand Hotel 3 days
11. U-242 26 Jul, 1944  Grand Hotel30 Jul, 1944  Grand HotelPatrol5 days
12. U-242 1 Aug, 1944  Grand Hotel1 Aug, 1944  Helsinki 1 days
13. U-242 23 Aug, 1944  Helsinki26 Aug, 1944  Grand Hotel 4 days
14. U-242 29 Aug, 1944  Grand Hotel1 Sep, 1944  Grand HotelPatrol4 days
15. U-242 3 Sep, 1944  Grand Hotel3 Sep, 1944  Reval 1 days
16. U-242 12 Sep, 1944  Reval12 Sep, 1944  Baltisch Port 1 days
17. U-242 21 Sep, 1944  Baltisch Port28 Sep, 1944  WindauPatrol8 days
18. U-242 30 Sep, 1944  Windau2 Oct, 1944  Pillau 3 days
19. U-242 5 Oct, 1944  Pillau9 Oct, 1944  PillauPatrol5 days
20. U-242 10 Oct, 1944  Pillau11 Oct, 1944  Danzig 2 days
21. U-242 12 Jan, 1945  Danzig30 Jan, 1945  KielPatrol19 days

Ships hit by Karl-Wilhelm Pancke


DateBoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
25 Aug, 1944 U-242KKO-2600 sj 
25 Aug, 1944 U-242VRD-96 Del´fin500 sj 
28 Oct, 1944 U-242Rigel [Mine]1.495 fi 
 2.595

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine.


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