Friedrich Altmeier

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)

Successes
1 warship a total loss, total tonnage 1,370 tons

Born	16 Jul 1920		Mettlach, Saar
Died	2007	(86)	Nordheide, Germany

Ranks

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 Jan 1943		Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

1940		Iron Cross 2nd Class
31 Aug 1942		Fleet War Badge
7 Jan 1943		U-boat War Badge 1939
1943		Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-1227	8 Dec 1943	10 Apr 1945	1 patrol (104 days)
U-155	21 Apr 1945	5 May 1945	No war patrols

Special thanks to Mr. Fernando Almeida for details on date of death.

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	Convoy
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).

Date

U-boat

Name of ship

Tons

Nat.

Convoy

4 Oct 1944

U-1227

HMCS Chebogue (K 317) (t.)

1,370

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.