Friedrich Altmeier
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)
Successes
1 warship a total loss for a total of 1,370 tons |
| Born | 16 Jul 1920 | | Mettlach, Saar |
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| 1 Oct 1938 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1939 | Seekadett | | 1 Dec 1939 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Aug 1940 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1941 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1943 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-1227 | 8 Dec 1943 | 10 Apr 1945 | 1 patrol (104 days) |
| U-155 | 21 Apr 1945 | 8 May 1945 | No war patrols |
Patrol info for Friedrich Altmeier
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-1227 |
31 Aug 1944 | Kiel |
2 Sep 1944 | Horten |
| 3 days | |
| 2. |
U-1227 |
5 Sep 1944 | Horten |
6 Sep 1944 | Marviken |
| 2 days | |
| 3. |
U-1227 |
7 Sep 1944 | Marviken |
10 Sep 1944 | Bergen |
| 4 days | |
| 4. |
U-1227 |
14 Sep 1944 | Bergen |
26 Dec 1944 | Bergen |
Patrol 1, | 104 days | |
| 5. |
U-1227 |
27 Dec 1944 | Bergen |
29 Dec 1944 | Marviken |
| 3 days | |
| 6. |
U-1227 |
2 Jan 1945 | Marviken |
4 Jan 1945 | Flensburg |
| 3 days | |
Ships hit by Friedrich Altmeier
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
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| 4 Oct 1944 | U-1227 |  | HMCS Chebogue (K 317) (t.) | 1,370 |  | ca | ONS-33 |
| | 1,370 | |
1 ship sunk (1,370 tons). Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(t.) means the ship was a total loss (included in ships & tonnage lost). |
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.
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.
