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U-35 crew member Paul Fichte
Paul Fichte was born on 10 December 1916 in Ohlau, Schlesien.
 Paul Fichte as a young enlisted sailor. He joined the Kriegsmarine on 01 July 1936, and became a crewmember of U-35 on 06 May 1938. [48]
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U-35 on New Year's
Day, 1939, in Spain
(probably El Ferrol)
during the Spanish Civil War. On the dock: Gottlob Wilhelm Fischer,
unknown, Walter
Arnaschus, Johannes Martin. On board U-35:
Theodor Schütt, unknown, Ernst
Wensorra, Peter Schwarz, Johann van der Pütten, Paul
Fichte, Helmut Parthum, Erich
Herrmann. [47]
 
The crew of U-35, including Paul Fichte, in Spain. [44]
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The crew of U-35, including Paul Fichte, upon return from the first war patrol. [33, back cover photo of 32]
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Another photograph taken of the U-35 crew, including Paul Fichte, upon return from the first war cruise. [35]
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Paul Fichte, lower right, departing HMS KASHMIR in Glasgow,
Scotland.
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Upon capture, Paul Fichte was assigned POW Number 37023.
U-35 crewmembers assembled at the Grande-Ligne POW camp in Quebec, Canada, 1944.
Back row, left to right: Gerhard Freier, Heinz Erchen, Hans-Joachim Roters, Gerhard Stamer, Paul
Fichte
Front row (seated), left
to right: Albert Schrader, Siegfried Kienast, Werner Lott, Peter Schwarz,
Kurt Grosser
[33]
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Another photo of POWs at Grande-Ligne. Paul Fichte is on the left. [48]
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Another photo of POWs at Grande-Ligne. Paul Fichte is on the right. [48]
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 A photo of POWs at an unidentified location. Paul Fichte is seated, on the left. [48]
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Another photo of POWs in Bowmanville. Standing, left to right: [not identified], [not identified], [not identified], Paul Fichte, [not identified], [not identified].
Seated, left to right: Siegfried Kienast, [not identified], Gerhard Marx, Theodor Schütt. [48]
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Another photo of POWs in Bowmanville. Standing, left to right: [not identified], [not identified], Kurt Grosser, Theodor Schütt, Siegfried Bruse.
Seated, left to right: Paul Fichte, Walter Konradt, [not identified], [not identified], Peter Schwarz. [48]
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Upon repatriation, Paul Fichte found a job in Braunschweig in a sheet metal factory, and in 1948 married
his wife Maria. In 1960, together with their daughter Edeltraud and son Harald, they moved to Düsseldorf, where a factory was searching for a sheet metal specialist. They found a new home in Hilden, which is near Düsseldorf. He later found a better job in Hilden, where he worked until his retirement in 1982. During his retirement he devoted his life to his family. [48]
Paul Fichte with his wife, daughter Edeltraud, and son-in-law Jürgen Bongard at their 50th anniversary in 1998. [48]
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Paul Fichte with his wife (right) and sister (left) at the 50th anniversary in 1998. [48]
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Paul Fichte. [48]
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Paul Fichte passed away on 25 February 2000, at the age of 83. He is survived by his wife Maria, son Harald, daughter Edeltraud, and son-in-law Jürgen Bongard.
Mr. Fichte's son-in-law, Jürgen Bongard, is a major contributor to this website.
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(relative of U-35 Chief Engineer Gerhard Stamer)
Paul Fichte as a young enlisted sailor. He joined the Kriegsmarine on 01 July 1936, and became a crewmember of U-35 on 06 May 1938. [48]
Walter Roloff, Paul Fichte, Siegfried Bruse, Peter Schwarz, and Johann van der Pütten underway on U-35. [56]
U-35 on New Year's
Day, 1939, in 
U-35 in the Spanish port city of Cadiz during the Spanish Civil War.
Johann van der Pütten, Karl Schnute, Peter Schwarz, Paul Fichte, Karl
Sommerer, Siegfried Bruse. [47]
Karl Schnute, Karl Sommerer, Johannes Weigand, Paul Fichte and Willi Jacob in Spain. [47]
Admiral Karl Dönitz addressing the crew of U-35: Paul Fichte, Rockenfeller,
Willi Jacob, Heinz Pfeifer, Richard Friedrich Lüneburg,
Gustav Horstkötter [33,cover photo of 32]
The crew of U-35 arriving at a Scottish port after being captured. Front row: Johannes Weigand,
Siegfried Bruse, Martin Müller, Karl Sommerer, Theodor
Schütt, Albert Schrader, Kurt Grosser, and Paul Fichte
[33,38]
Another photo of the crew of U-35 after being captured. Karl Sommerer, Theodor Schütt,
Albert Schrader, Kurt Grosser, and Paul Fichte.
U-35 crewmembers assembled at the Grande-Ligne POW camp in Quebec, Canada, 1944.
Grande-Ligne. Left to right: Gerhard Freier, Siegfried Kienast,
Dietrich Jahr (U-39),
Albert Schrader, Peter Schwarz, Paul Fichte. [48]
Another photo of U-35 crewmembers at Grande-Ligne. Left to right: Siegfried Kienast, Peter Schwarz,
Albert Schrader, Gerhard Freier, Paul Fichte, Kurt Grosser. [48]
A photo of POWs at Grande-Ligne. Included in the picture from U-35: Paul Fichte, Kurt Grosser, Peter Schwarz, Siegfried Kienast,
Albert Schrader, and Gerhard Freier.
Another photo of POWs at Grande-Ligne. Left to right: Paul Fichte,
Fuchs, Kurt Grosser, Siegfried Kienast,
Gilbert. [48]
Another photo of POWs at Grande-Ligne. Paul Fichte is on the left. [48]
Another photo of POWs at Grande-Ligne. Paul Fichte is on the right. [48]
A photo of POWs in Bowmanville. Paul Fichte is seated, on the right. Siegfried Bruse is standing, third from left. Kurt Grosser is seated, on the left. Peter Schwarz is standing, on the right. [48]
A photo of POWs at an unidentified location. Paul Fichte is seated, on the left. [48]
Another photo of POWs in Bowmanville. Standing, left to right: [not identified], [not identified], [not identified], Paul Fichte, [not identified], [not identified].
Seated, left to right: Siegfried Kienast, [not identified], Gerhard Marx, Theodor Schütt. [48]
Another photo of POWs in Bowmanville. Standing, left to right: [not identified], [not identified], Kurt Grosser, Theodor Schütt, Siegfried Bruse.
Seated, left to right: Paul Fichte, Walter Konradt, [not identified], [not identified], Peter Schwarz. [48]
Paul Fichte with his wife, daughter Edeltraud, and son-in-law Jürgen Bongard at their 50th anniversary in 1998. [48]
Paul Fichte with his wife (right) and sister (left) at the 50th anniversary in 1998. [48]
Paul Fichte. [48]