Wolfgang Riekeberg
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37a)
Successes
1 warship sunk for a total of 56 tons |
| Born | 14 Oct 1918 | | Peine, Hannover |
| Died | 26 Apr 1945 | (26) | Norwegian Sea |
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Wolfgang Riekeberg
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| 3 Apr 1937 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 May 1938 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1939 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Aug 1939 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Sep 1941 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1944 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-1054 | 25 Mar 1944 | 16 Sep 1944 | No war patrols |
| U-637 | 1 Oct 1944 | 26 Apr 1945 (+) | 3 patrols (63 days, * died during this patrol) |
Patrol info for Wolfgang Riekeberg
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-637 |
13 Oct 1944 | Kiel |
16 Oct 1944 | Danzig |
| 4 days | |
| 2. |
U-637 |
25 Nov 1944 | Danzig |
13 Jan 1945 | Danzig |
Patrol 1, | 50 days | |
| 3. |
U-637 |
5 Apr 1945 | Kiel |
13 Apr 1945 | Stavanger |
Patrol 2, | 9 days | |
| 4. |
U-637 |
23 Apr 1945 | Stavanger |
28 Apr 1945 | Stavanger |
Patrol 3, | 4 days | * |
3 patrols, 63 days at sea
* Wolfgang Riekeberg died during this patrol on 26 Apr 1945 | |
Ships hit by Wolfgang Riekeberg
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
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| 24 Dec 1944 | U-637 | | MO-594 | 56 |  | sj | |
| | 56 | |
1 ship sunk (56 tons). |
About ranks and decorations
Ranks shown in italics are our database inserts based on the rank dates of his crew comrades. The officers of each crew would normally have progressed through the lower ranks at the same rate.
