Heinz Buhse

Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve (entry, Jahrgang X/39)

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

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

Ranks

1 Jan 1944

Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve

Decorations

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

U-boat Commands

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

Heinz Buhse joined the Kriegsmarine in 1939. He served in Aalborg, Denmark from April to Aug 1940 then as a Naval transport officer at Dunkirk, France to April 1941. Buhse continued to serve with German naval transport duties until August 1943 when he joined the U-boat force.

Ltn. Heinz Buhse went through U-boat training from Aug to Feb 1944. He served as commander under instruction with the 19th (Training) Flotilla at Pillau until May 1944 when began his U-boat Commander training with the 24th (Training) Flotilla at Memel.

Oblt. Heinz Buhse took command of the type VIIC boat U-399 on 3 July 1944. After initial training the boat was assigned to the 11th Flotilla at Bergen, Norway on Feb 1945. Buhse took the boat our on 1 patrol and sank 2 ships with a total of 7,538 GRT.

Sources

Busch, R and Röll, H-J. (1998). German U-boat commanders of World War II.

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		Convoy
21 Mar 1945	U-399	James Eagan Layne (t.)	7,176	am	BTC-103
26 Mar 1945	U-399	Pacific	362	nl	BTC-108
			7,538
2 ships sunk (7,538 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (t.) means the ship was a total loss (included in ships & tonnage lost).