Hubertus Purkhold
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)
Successes
1 ship sunk, total tonnage 4,893 GRT |
| Born | 6 Jun 1916 | | Beuthen, Upper Silesia |
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| 5 Apr 1935 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1936 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jan 1938 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1934 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1939 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Nov 1942 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-30 | Apr, 1941 | 22 Apr 1941 | No war patrols |
| U-14 | 20 May 1941 | 9 Feb 1942 | No war patrols |
| U-260 | 14 Mar 1942 | Apr, 1944 | 5 patrols (324 days) |
Patrol info for Hubertus Purkhold
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-260 |
10 Sep 1942 | Kiel |
15 Nov 1942 | Lorient |
Patrol 1, | 67 days | |
| 2. |
U-260 |
14 Dec 1942 | Lorient |
3 Feb 1943 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 2, | 52 days | |
| 3. |
U-260 |
12 Mar 1943 | St. Nazaire |
22 May 1943 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 3, | 72 days | |
| 4. |
U-260 |
25 Aug 1943 | St. Nazaire |
24 Oct 1943 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 4, | 61 days | |
| 5. |
U-260 |
18 Dec 1943 | St. Nazaire |
27 Feb 1944 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 5, | 72 days | |
| 5 patrols, 324 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Hubertus Purkhold
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
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| 28 Dec 1942 | U-260 |  | Empire Wagtail | 4,893 |  | br | ONS-154 |
| | 4,893 | |
1 ship sunk (4,893 tons). Legend
We have a picture of this vessel. |
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.
