The Men - U-boat Commanders

Rudolf Schendel

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 32)


Successes
3 ships sunk, total tonnage 12,147 GRT

Born  10 Jan 1914 Spandau
Died  12 Apr 1970(56)


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Ranks

4 Nov 1932 Seekadett
1 Sep 1935 Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1936 Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1937 Oberleutnant zur See
1 Apr 1940 Kapitänleutnant
1 Nov 1944 Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-19 8 Nov 1940 31 May 1941   No war patrols 
U-134 26 Jul 1941 2 Feb 1943   7 patrols (271 days) 
U-2509 21 Sep 1944 8 Apr 1945   No war patrols 
U-2520 20 Apr 1945 3 May 1945   No war patrols 

Patrol info for Rudolf Schendel

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-134 1 Dec 1941  Kiel  12 Dec 1941  Kirkenes  Patrol 1,12 days
2. U-134 24 Dec 1941  Kirkenes  20 Jan 1942  Kirkenes  Patrol 2,28 days
3. U-134 1 Feb 1942  Kirkenes  22 Feb 1942  Kirkenes  Patrol 3,22 days
4. U-134 1 Mar 1942  Kirkenes  15 Mar 1942  Kiel  Patrol 4,15 days
5. U-134 19 May 1942  Kiel  20 May 1942  Kristiansand  Patrol 5,2 days
6. U-134 21 May 1942  Kristiansand  1 Jun 1942  La Pallice  Patrol 5,12 days
7. U-134 11 Jun 1942  La Pallice  1 Sep 1942  La Pallice  Patrol 6,83 days
8. U-134 15 Oct 1942  La Pallice  19 Jan 1943  La Pallice  Patrol 7,97 days
7 patrols, 271 days at sea

Ships hit by Rudolf Schendel

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
9 Dec 1941U-134 Steinbek2,185dt
 
2 Jan 1942U-134 Waziristan5,135brPQ-7A
14 Nov 1942U-134 Scapa Flow4,827pa
 12,147

3 ships sunk (12,147 tons).

Legend
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Media links


German U-boat Commanders of World War II
Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim

Listing of all U-boat commanders


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