Wolf-Axel Schaefer
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 30)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 3 Mar 1911 | | Kiel |
| Died | 9 Sep 1944 | (33) | south of Hebrides |
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| 1 Apr 1930 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jan 1932 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1934 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1934 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Jun 1936 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1939 | Kapitänleutnant | | 1 Jul 1943 | Korvettenkapitän |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-484 | 19 Jan 1944 | 9 Sep 1944 (+) | 1 patrol (27 days) |
Patrol info for Wolf-Axel Schaefer
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-484 |
8 Aug 1944 | Kiel |
10 Aug 1944 | Horten |
| 3 days | |
| 2. |
U-484 |
14 Aug 1944 | Horten |
9 Sep 1944 | Sunk |
Patrol 1, | 27 days | |
Ships hit by Wolf-Axel Schaefer
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.