U-Boat Operations

U-34	Type VIIA
Feldpost Number	M 15 983
Construction Yard	F.Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel-Gaarden
Yard Number	557
Ordered	25th Mar 1935
Keel laid	15th Sep 1935
Launched	17th Jul 1936
Commissioned	12th Sep 1936
Baubelehrung	Marinelehr-und Reparaturwerkstatt, Kiel / Lehrwerkstatt, Kiel
Training, Flotillas and Duties
09.36 - 12.39	U-Flottille Saltzwedel, Wilhelmshaven Frontboot (operational)
01.40 - 09.40	2.U-Flottille, Wilhelmshaven Frontboot (operational)
10.40 - 11.40	21.U-Flottille, Pillau Schulboot (training boat)
11.40 - 08.43	24.U-Flottille, Danzig Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Commanders
09.36 - 11.36	KL Ernst Sobe see also: U-34 U-179
11.36 - 12.36	KL Harald Grosse see also: U-8 U-22 U-53
12.36 - 02.38	KL Ernst Sobe see also: U-34 U-179
02.38 - 08.38	KL Hans Pauckstadt see also: U-18 U-12 U-30 U-193
09.38 - 10.38	KL Hans Pauckstadt see also: U-18 U-12 U-30 U-193
10.38 - 09.40	KL Wilhelm Eduard Max Rollmann see also: U-848
09.40 - 05.41	OL Fritz Meyer see also: U-207
05.41 - 11.41	OL Karl-Otto Schultz see also: U-216
12.41 - 06.42	OL Gerhard Remus see also: U-566 U-2364
06.42 - 02.43	OL Horst-Arno Max Heinrich Fenski see also: U-410 U-371
02.43 - 06.43	OL Karl-Heinz Hagenau see also: U-704
06.43 - 08.43	LT Eduard Aust see also: U-29 U-922 U-679

Operations information for U-34
19.08.1939 - 26.09.1939 First Sailing - active patrol U-34 left Wilhelmshaven under the command of Wilhelm Rollmann on 19th Aug 1939 and arrived back at Wilhelmshaven five and a half weeks later on 26th Sep 1939. Wilhelm Rollmann hit three ships on this patrol. On 7th Sep 1939 he sank the British 5,809 ton Pukkastan. On 8th Sep 1939 he sank the British 5,548 ton Kennebec. On 24th Sep 1939 he claimed as a prize the Estonian 1,781 ton Hanonia.
17.10.1939 - 12.11.1939 Second Sailing - active patrol On the 17th Oct 1939, U-34 left Wilhelmshaven under the command of Wilhelm Rollmann and returned to Wilhelmshaven on 12th Nov 1939 after more than three weeks on patrol. Wilhelm Rollmann hit five ships on this patrol, two of these ships were in convoy: One was from convoy HX-5A and one was from convoy OB-25. On 20th Oct 1939 he sank the Swedish 926 ton Gustaf Adolf. On 20th Oct 1939 he sank the British 2,327 ton Sea Venture. On 27th Oct 1939 he sank the British 5,317 ton Bronte, sailing with convoy OB-25. On 29th Oct 1939 he sank the British 7,976 ton Malabar, a member of convoy HX-5A. On 9th Nov 1939 he claimed as a prize the Norwegian 3,176 ton Snar. You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the link for more information on Snar.
01.01.1940 - 06.02.1940 Third Sailing - active patrol U-34 departed under Wilhelm Rollmann from Wilhelmshaven on 1st Jan 1940 and arrived back at Wilhelmshaven on 6th Feb 1940 after just over five weeks on patrol. Wilhelm Rollmann hit one ship on this patrol. On 28th Jan 1940 he sank the Greek 5,625 ton Eleni Stathatou. U-34 laid mines on this patrol. These mines were hit by 1 ship. The 7,807 ton British Caroni River was sunk by a mine on 20th Jan 1940.
11.03.1940 - 30.03.1940 Fourth Sailing - active patrol U-34 left Wilhelmshaven under the command of Wilhelm Rollmann on 11th Mar 1940 and returned more than two weeks later to Wilhelmshaven on 30th Mar 1940.
03.04.1940 - 30.04.1940 Fifth Sailing - active patrol On the 3rd Apr 1940, U-34 left Wilhelmshaven under the command of Wilhelm Rollmann and arrived back at Wilhelmshaven nearly four weeks later on 30th Apr 1940. Wilhelm Rollmann hit one ship on this patrol. On 13th Apr 1940 he sank the Norwegian 595 ton Frøya. You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the link for more information on Frøya.
22.06.1940 - 18.07.1940 Sixth Sailing - active patrol U-34 departed under Wilhelm Rollmann from Wilhelmshaven on 22nd Jun 1940 and after more than three weeks arrived at Lorient on 18th Jul 1940. Wilhelm Rollmann hit eight ships on this patrol, one was from convoy HX-54. On 5th Jul 1940 he sank the British 1,100 ton HMS Whirlwind. On 6th Jul 1940 he sank the Estonian 4,543 ton Vapper. On 7th Jul 1940 he sank the Dutch 2,584 ton Lucrecia. On 9th Jul 1940 he sank the Estonian 1,865 ton Tiiu. On 10th Jul 1940 he sank the Finnish 4,596 ton Petsamo. On 11th Jul 1940 he sank the Norwegian 2,197 ton Janna, part of convoy HX-54. On 15th Jul 1940 he sank the Greek 2,018 ton Evdoxia. On 15th Jul 1940 he sank the Greek 3,531 ton Naftilos. You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com. Click the link for more information on Janna.
23.07.1940 - 03.08.1940 Seventh Sailing - active patrol U-34 left Lorient under the command of Wilhelm Rollmann on 23rd Jul 1940 and arrived at Wilhelmshaven on 3rd Aug 1940 after one and a half weeks. Wilhelm Rollmann hit five ships on this patrol, four of these ships were in convoy, all of them from convoy OB-188. On 26th Jul 1940 he sank the British 4,359 ton Vinemoor, from convoy OB-188. On 26th Jul 1940 he sank the British 9,337 ton Accra, sailing with convoy OB-188. On 27th Jul 1940 he sank the British 5,260 ton Sambre, a member of convoy OB-188. On 27th Jul 1940 he sank the British 10,364 ton Thiara, part of convoy OB-188. On 1st Aug 1940 he sank the British 670 ton HMS Spearfish.

Notes for U-34

U-34 was under the command of LT Eduard Aust on 5th August 1943 when the boat collided with the U-Boat Tender Lech. 4 men died in the accident, 39 men were rescued. U-34 was later raised. While under tow on 2nd February 1944, the boat foundered in the Baltic North of Warnemünde.

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We have a position of 55°43'42"N 21°06'30"E for where this boat went down the first time, mapped below. U 34 was later raised. The cross represents where the boat had gone down.