Volker Simmermacher
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37a)
Successes
2 ships damaged for a total of 7,324 GRT
1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 8,246 GRT |
| Born | 1 Feb 1919 | | Strasbourg |
| Died | 27 Aug 1999 | (80) | |
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Volker Simmermacher
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| 3 Apr 1937 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 May 1938 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1939 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Aug 1939 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Sep 1941 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1944 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-107 | Jul, 1943 | Aug, 1944 | 3 patrols (197 days) |
| U-3013 | 22 Nov 1944 | 3 May 1945 | No war patrols |
Patrol info for Volker Simmermacher
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-107 |
28 Jul 1943 | Lorient |
3 Oct 1943 | Lorient |
Patrol 1, | 68 days | |
| 2. |
U-107 |
10 Nov 1943 | Lorient |
12 Nov 1943 | St. Nazaire |
| 3 days | |
| 3. |
U-107 |
16 Nov 1943 | St. Nazaire |
8 Jan 1944 | Lorient |
Patrol 2, | 54 days | |
| 4. |
U-107 |
30 Apr 1944 | Lorient |
2 May 1944 | Lorient |
| 3 days | |
| 5. |
U-107 |
10 May 1944 | Lorient |
23 Jul 1944 | Lorient |
Patrol 3, | 75 days | |
| 3 patrols, 197 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Volker Simmermacher
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.
