Mehl, Waldemar ('U-371')

Date of birth:: September 7th, 1914 (Grävenwiesbach/Hessen, Germany)
Date of death:: March 29th, 1996 (Wiesbaden/Hesse, Germany)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Crew 33
Promotions:
1 Apr 1933 Offiziersanwärter
23 Sep 1933 Seekadett
1 Jul 1934 Fähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1936 Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1936 Leutnant zur See
1 Jun 1938 Oberleutnant zur See
1 Feb 1941 Kapitänleutnant
1 Mar 1945 Korvettenkapitän

Career:
00.00.1934-00.09.1939: served aboard the light cruisers 'Köln' and 'Nürnberg' then the battleship 'Schleswig-Holstein'
00.07.1941-00.11.1941: training, U 371
00.11.1941-00.12.1941: Kdt, U 62
00.12.1941-00.05.1942: Kdt, U 72
00.05.1942-00.04.1944: Kdt, U 371 : 12 patrols (227 days)
00.04.1944: Stab, FdU Mittelmeer / U-Boat Command Mediterranean

credited with :
4 ships sunk, total tonnage 26,279 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk, total tonnage 545 GRT
2 warships sunk, total tonnage 2,286 tons
4 ships damaged, total tonnage 28,072 GRT
2 ships a total loss, total tonnage 13,341 GRT

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Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: March 31st, 1937

Spanienkreuz, Bronze

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: June 6th, 1939

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: April 30th, 1940

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: October 26th, 1940

U-boot Kriegsabzeichen (ohne Brillianten)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: September 22nd, 1942

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:: Kommandant, "U 371", 29. Unterseebootsflottille
Awarded on:: November 19th, 1943

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:: Kommandant, "U 371", 29. Unterseebootsflottille
Awarded on:: March 28th, 1944

Awarded for sinking 9 ships (with 42451 GRT) and damaging another 4 ships (with 28072 GRT). His total of destroyed ships included three warships, HMS Jura, HMS Hythe and the USS Bristol.