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Ottokar Arnold Paulshen

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 34)


Successes
6 ships sunk for a total of 31.729 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 5.220 tons

Born  11 Oct, 1915Berlin-Charlottenburg
Died  16 Dec, 1941Mediterranean

Ranks

1 Oct, 1941Kapitänleutnant
1 Dec, 1941Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-208 Jun, 1940 - 5 Jan, 1941  No war patrols 
U-55713 Feb, 1941 - 16 Dec, 1941 (+)  4 patrols (117 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-557 13 May, 1941  Kiel10 Jul, 1941  LorientPatrol59 days
2. U-557 13 Aug, 1941  Lorient15 Aug, 1941  Lorient 3 days
3. U-557 20 Aug, 1941  Lorient19 Sep, 1941  LorientPatrol31 days
4. U-557 19 Nov, 1941  Lorient7 Dec, 1941  MessinaPatrol19 days
5. U-557 9 Dec, 1941  Messina16 Dec, 1941  SunkPatrol8 days

Ships hit by Ottokar Arnold Paulshen


DateBoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
29 May, 1941 U-557Empire Storm7.290 br HX-128 
27 Aug, 1941 U-557Embassage4.954 br OS-4 
27 Aug, 1941 U-557Saugor6.303 br OS-4 
27 Aug, 1941 U-557Segundo4.414 nw OS-4 
27 Aug, 1941 U-557Tremoda4.736 br OS-4 
2 Dec, 1941 U-557Fjord4.032 nw 
15 Dec, 1941 U-557HMS Galatea (71)5.220 br 
 36.949

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


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