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The Men - The Commander listing

Friedrich Schumann-Hindenberg

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 32)

Successes
3 ships sunk for a total of 17.087 GRT

Born	28 Mar, 1913	Lübchow, Kolberg
Died	13 Jul, 1991

Ranks

1 Nov, 1944

Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

18 Dec, 1943

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8 May, 1945

2 patrols (112 days)

Patrol info

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-245	6 Aug, 1944	Kiel	8 Aug, 1944	Horten		3 days
2.	U-245	14 Aug, 1944	Horten	28 Oct, 1944	Flensburg	Patrol	76 days
3.	U-245	3 Jan, 1945	Flensburg	6 Jan, 1945	Helgoland		4 days
4.	U-245	14 Jan, 1945	Helgoland	18 Feb, 1945	Wilhelmshaven	Patrol	36 days
5.	U-245	6 Apr, 1945	Wilhelmshaven	7 Apr, 1945	Helgoland		2 days
6.	U-245	9 Apr, 1945	Helgoland	9 May, 1945	Bergen, Norway	Patrol	31 days

Ships hit by Friedrich Schumann-Hindenberg

Date	Boat	Name of ship	Tons	Nat.		Convoy	Fate *
5 Feb, 1945	U-245	Henry B. Plant	7.240		am	TAM-71
18 Apr, 1945	U-245	Filleigh	4.856		br	TAM-142
18 Apr, 1945	U-245	Karmt	4.991		nw	TAM-142
			17.087
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.

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