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Wilhelm Spahr

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 21)


Successes
1 ship sunk for a total of 7,244 GRT

Born  4 Apr 1904 Esingen, Schleswig
Died  6 Oct 1978(74)

Ranks

1 Jan 1943Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

7 Jan 1944German Cross in Gold

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-178 25 Nov 1943 25 Aug 1944   1 patrol (181 days) 

Patrol info for Wilhelm Spahr


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-178 27 Nov 1943  Penang  25 May 1944  Bordeaux  Patrol 1,181 days

Ships hit by Wilhelm Spahr

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
27 Dec 1943U-178 José Navarro7,244am
 7,244

1 ship sunk (7,244 tons).

Legend
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U-Boats of World War Two Volume 1
Stern, Robert C.


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U-Boats of World War Two Volume 1. Stern, Robert C., 1988.

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