Wilhelm Marschall

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/06)

Successes
43 ships sunk with a total of 119,170 GRT
1 warship sunk with a total of 1,290 tons
1 ship damaged with a total of 765 GRT

Born:	30 Sep 1886	Augsburg (Bayern)
Died:	20 Mar 1976	Mölln (Schleswig-Holstein)

Ranks

1 Apr 1906		Seekadett
6 Apr 1907		Fähnrich zur See
30 Sep 1909		Leutnant zur See
19 Sep 1912		Oberleutnant zur See
13 Jan 1917		Kapitänleutnant
1 Apr 1925		Korvettenkapitän
1 Oct 1932		Kapitän zur See
1 Oct 1936		Konteradmiral
1 Dec 1939		Admiral

Decorations

		Empire Silver Medal Imtiaz with Scimitars
		Iron Half Moon
		Military Merit Cross
		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
		Military Merit Order (Bavaria)
12 Nov 1917		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
		Order of the Iron Crown
		Liakat Medal
4 Jul 1918		Pour le Mérite
		U-Boat War Badge
23 Mar 1942		German Cross in Gold (WWII)

U-boat Commands

UC 74	26 Nov 1916	-	6 Dec 1917
UB 105	14 Jan 1918	-	9 Sep 1918

Notes

Was awarded the Pour le Mérite for outstanding leadership and distinguished naval planning and successful submarine operations. The award was also given in recognition of the sinking of 42 enemy vessels totalling 142.000 BRT which seem to have included 25 steamers and 4 trooptransports. He received a personal telegram of the Kaiser advising and congratulating him upon the award of the order. After the war, he remained in Reichsmarine then Kriegsmarine, ending his career with the rank of Generaladmiral

Ships hit by Wilhelm Marschall

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

1 Mar 1917	UC 74	Durban (d.)	Sailing vessel	765	nw
8 Mar 1917	UC 74	Ares	Tanker	3,783	nl
10 Mar 1917	UC 74	James Burton Cook	Sailing vessel	133	br
15 Apr 1917	UC 74	Arcadian	Troopship	8,939	br
28 Apr 1917	UC 74	Pontiac	Steamer	3,345	br
2 May 1917	UC 74	Alessandria	Steamer	8,006	it
29 May 1917	UC 74	AGHIA TOM AGHION	Sailing vessel	30	gr
29 May 1917	UC 74	KIRIKOS	Sailing vessel	84	gr
29 May 1917	UC 74	Yarra	Troopship	4,163	fr
10 Jun 1917	UC 74	STYLIANOS	Sailing vessel	389	ag
11 Jun 1917	UC 74	Benha	Steamer	1,878	br
19 Aug 1917	UC 74	Aghios Georgios	Sailing vessel	161	gr
24 Aug 1917	UC 74	Parana	Passenger steamer	6,248	fr
30 Aug 1917	UC 74	Athinai	Steamer	988	gr
31 Aug 1917	UC 74	Eleni	steamer	679	gr
1 Sep 1917	UC 74	Amiral Olry	Steamer	5,567	fr
3 Sep 1917	UC 74	AGIOS ANDREAS	Sailing vessel	68	gr
6 Sep 1917	UC 74	Ville De Strasbourg	steamer	2,167	fr
6 Sep 1917	UC 74	Aghios Georgios	Sailing vessel	897	gr
30 Sep 1917	UC 74	Charlsin	Navy Trawler	241	br
6 Oct 1917	UC 74	Civilian	Steamer	7,871	br
11 Oct 1917	UC 74	PANORMITIS	Sailing vessel	59	fr
14 Oct 1917	UC 74	Semantha	steamer	2,847	br
15 Oct 1917	UC 74	White Head	Steamer	1,172	br
14 Nov 1917	UC 74	Prophet	Steamer	3,230	br
25 Nov 1917	UC 74	Ovid	Steamer	4,159	br
28 Nov 1917	UC 74	Jane Radcliffe	Steamer	4,074	br

23 Apr 1918	UB 105	Restaurado	Sailing vessel	136	pt
24 Apr 1918	UB 105	Leonor	Trawler	166	pt
25 Apr 1918	UB 105	Cowslip	Sloop	1,290	br
29 Apr 1918	UB 105	City Of Pensacola	Auxiliary motor	705	am
29 Apr 1918	UB 105	Kut Sang	Steamer	4,895	br
30 Apr 1918	UB 105	Conway	Steamer	4,003	br
13 May 1918	UC 74	Loch Naver	Navy Trawler	216	br
3 Jun 1918	UB 105	Nora	Steamer	3,933	br
5 Jun 1918	UB 105	Snaefell	Armed boarding steamer	1,368	br
6 Jun 1918	UB 105	Archbank	Steamer	3,767	br
6 Jun 1918	UB 105	Menzaleh	Steamer	1,859	br
9 Jun 1918	UB 105	Clan Forbes	Steamer	3,946	br
9 Jun 1918	UB 105	Pundit	Steamer	5,917	br
9 Jun 1918	UB 105	Tewfikieh	Steamer	2,490	br
14 Jul 1918	UB 105	Branksome Hall	Steamer	4,262	br
14 Jul 1918	UB 105	Waitemata	Steamer	5,432	br
14 Jul 1918	UB 105	Djemnah	Passenger steamer	3,716	fr
19 Jul 1918	UB 105	Eguskia	Steamer	1,181	sp
				121,225
44 ships sunk (120,460 tons) and 1 ship damaged (765 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.