Name: WILHELM IßLER
Date of Birth: 21DEC14
Place of Birth: BREMEN
Date of Intake: 01APR36 (CREW 36)
PERSONNEL FILE
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Name: WILHELM IßLER |
Promotions 24JAN37 SEEKADETT 01NOV37 FÄHNRICH Z. S. 01AUG39 OBERFÄHNRICH Z. S. 01DEC39 LEUTNANT Z. S. 13OCT41 OBERLEUTNANT Z. S. |
Medals 02JAN42 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS 02JAN42 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS 21JUL42 KNIGHT'S CROSS 13DEC42 KNIGHT'S CROSS WITH OAK LEAVES Badges 05APR42 U-BOAT BADGE 05APR42 U-BOAT FRONT CLASP |
U-Bootwaffe Postings
21JUN40 1st Flotilla (Commander training)
01OCT41 2nd Flotilla (6 patrols)
13FEB43 5th Flotilla (Training)
U-Boat Commands
01OCT41 U-65, Type IXB (5 patrols)
08NOV42 U-521, Type IXC/40 (1 patrols)
13FEB43 NIL
| Patrol | Dates | Ships Sunk (Merchant/Warship) |
Tonnage (Merchant/Warship) |
Comments |
| 1 | 01OCT41 - 13OCT41 (13 days) | 15 (15/0) | 102635 (102635/0) | |
| 2 | 14NOV41 - 02JAN42 (50 days) | 12 (12/0) | 100189 (100189/0) | U-boat damaged (H.I. 98.59%) |
| 3 | 01FEB42 - 05APR42 (64 days) | 10 (10/0) | 76918 (76918/0) | |
| 4 | 29MAY42 - 21JUL42 (54 days) | 16 (15/1) | 86641 (84791/1850) | U-boat damaged (H.I. 95.85%) |
| 5 | 23AUG42 - 07SEP42 (16 days) | 9 (8/1) | 72471 (71121/1350) | |
| 6 | 08NOV42 - 13DEC42 (36 days) | 11 (10/1) | 83663 (68273/15390) | U-boat damaged (H.I. 90.27%) |
| TOTALS: | 6 patrols (233 days) | 73 (70/3) | 522517 (503927/18590) | 0 enemy planes downed 0 crew lost |
Summary
After his duty at the front, Wilhelm Ißler was a training officer in the 22nd and 27th flotillas. In 1956 Wilhelm Ißler joined the Bundesmarine and served in several staff positions, including another two years at the now renamed Marineschule Mürwik. He retired in September 1968. He died on 3 June 1987 in London.