Wilhelm Spahr

Kapitänleutnant

Successes
1 ship sunk, total tonnage 7,244 GRT

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

Ranks

1 Jan 1940		Leutnant zur See
1 Jan 1941		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jan 1943		Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd Class
		Iron Cross 1st Class
7 Jan 1944		German Cross in Gold

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-178	25 Nov 1943	25 Aug 1944	1 patrol (181 days)

Though commonly listed as being part of Crew 21, this is incorrect. While perhaps serving in the Reichsmarine/Kriegsmarine at some point as an enlisted sailor, Spahr does not become an officer until the late 1930s. For example, he is not listed in the 1938 Rangliste.