Fritz Schneewind
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
Successes
5 ships sunk for a total of 30,052 GRT
1 ship a total loss for a total of 6,993 GRT |
| Born | 10 Apr 1917 | | Padang, Sumatra |
| Died | 23 Apr 1945 | (28) | Java Sea |
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| 3 Apr 1936 | Offiziersanwärter | | 10 Sep 1936 | Seekadett | | 1 May 1937 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1938 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1938 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1940 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Mar 1943 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-511 | 18 Dec 1942 | 20 Nov 1943 | 2 patrols (158 days) |
| U-183 | 20 Nov 1943 | 23 Apr 1945 (+) | 3 patrols (99 days) |
Patrol info for Fritz Schneewind
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-511 |
31 Dec 1942 | Lorient |
8 Mar 1943 | Lorient |
Patrol 1, | 68 days | |
| 2. |
U-511 |
10 May 1943 | Lorient |
7 Aug 1943 | Kure |
Patrol 2, | 90 days | |
| 3. |
U-183 |
28 Jan 1944 | Singapur |
30 Jan 1944 | Penang |
| 3 days | |
| 4. |
U-183 |
10 Feb 1944 | Penang |
21 Mar 1944 | Penang |
Patrol 3, | 41 days | |
| 5. |
U-183 |
3 May 1944 | Penang |
5 May 1944 | Penang |
Patrol 4, | 3 days | |
| 6. |
U-183 |
17 May 1944 | Penang |
7 Jul 1944 | Penang |
Patrol 4, | 52 days | |
| 7. |
U-183 |
Aug 1944 | Penang |
Aug 1944 | Singapur |
| days | |
| 8. |
U-183 |
16 Oct 1944 | Singapur |
30 Oct 1944 | Kobe |
| 15 days | |
| 9. |
U-183 |
22 Feb 1945 | Kobe |
9 Mar 1945 | Batavia |
| 16 days | |
| 10. |
U-183 |
21 Apr 1945 | Batavia |
23 Apr 1945 | Sunk |
Patrol 5, | 3 days | |
| 5 patrols, 257 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Fritz Schneewind
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.
