The Men - U-boat Commanders

Wilfried Prellberg

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 33)

Successes
3 ships sunk, total tonnage 9,789 GRT

Born	18 Oct 1913		Hamelin
Died	19 Mar 1986	(72)	Hamelin, Germany

Ranks

1 Jul 1934		Fähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1936		Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1937		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Nov 1939		Kapitänleutnant
1 Jan 1944		Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-19	1 May 1940	19 Jun 1940	No war patrols
U-31	30 Jul 1940	2 Nov 1940	2 patrols (38 days)

Patrol info for Wilfried Prellberg

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-31	16 Sep 1940	Wilhelmshaven	8 Oct 1940	Lorient	Patrol 1,	23 days
2.	U-31	19 Oct 1940	Lorient	2 Nov 1940	Sunk	Patrol 2,	15 days
2 patrols, 38 days at sea

Ships hit by Wilfried Prellberg

Date	U-boat		Name of ship	Tons	Nat.		Convoy
22 Sep 1940	U-31		Union Jack	81		fa
27 Sep 1940	U-31		Vestvard	4,319		nw	OB-218
29 Oct 1940	U-31		Matina	5,389		br
				9,789
3 ships sunk (9,789 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel.

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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