Wilhelm-Heinrich Graf von Pückler und Limpurg

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 34)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	9 Mar 1913		Ludwigsburg
Died	10 May 1943	(30)	North Atlantic

Kriegsmarine Crew photo

Ranks

8 Apr 1934		Offiziersanwärter
1 Jul 1935		Fähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1937		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1937		Leutnant zur See
1 Apr 1939		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Apr 1942		Kapitänleutnant

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-381	25 Feb 1942	10 May 1943 (+)	3 patrols (156 days)

Wilhelm-Heinrich, Graf von Pückler und Limpurg joined the Reichsmarine in 1934. After time on the sailing school ship Gorch Fock and the light cruiser Emden he served on minesweepers, commanding the 2nd R-flotille May 1940 - Jan 1941. He began U-boat training in Jan 1941, and served as I WO (1st Watch Officer) on U-101 (Fraunheim) June - Nov 1941.

He commissioned his own boat, the type VIIC U-boat U-381, on 25 Feb 1942. After three patrols in the North Atlantic, she was listed as missing on 10 May 1943. Her last reported position was south of Greenland, on 9 May. There is no explanation for her loss.

Patrol info for Wilhelm-Heinrich Graf von Pückler und Limpurg

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-381	1 Oct 1942	Kiel	21 Nov 1942	St. Nazaire	Patrol 1,	52 days
2.	U-381	19 Dec 1942	St. Nazaire	19 Feb 1943	St. Nazaire	Patrol 2,	63 days
3.	U-381	31 Mar 1943	St. Nazaire	10 May 1943	Sunk	Patrol 3,	41 days
3 patrols, 156 days at sea

About ranks and decorations
Ranks shown in italics are our database inserts based on the rank dates of his crew comrades. The officers of each crew would normally have progressed through the lower ranks at the same rate.