Rolf Struckmeier
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)
Successes
4 ships sunk for a total of 35,539 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 291 tons (lost aboard transport ships) |
| Born | 27 Jul 1916 | | Obernkirchen, Schaumburg |
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| 5 Apr 1935 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1936 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jan 1938 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1938 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1939 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Nov 1942 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-608 | 5 Feb 1942 | 12 Jan 1944 | 5 patrols (289 days) |
Patrol info for Rolf Struckmeier
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-608 |
20 Aug 1942 | Kiel |
24 Sep 1942 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 1, | 36 days | |
| 2. |
U-608 |
20 Oct 1942 | St. Nazaire |
9 Dec 1942 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 2, | 51 days | |
| 3. |
U-608 |
20 Jan 1943 | St. Nazaire |
29 Mar 1943 | Bordeaux |
Patrol 3, | 69 days | |
| 4. |
U-608 |
8 May 1943 | Bordeaux |
18 Jul 1943 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 4, | 72 days | |
| 5. |
U-608 |
23 Sep 1943 | St. Nazaire |
25 Sep 1943 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 5, | 3 days | |
| 6. |
U-608 |
2 Oct 1943 | St. Nazaire |
28 Nov 1943 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 5, | 58 days | |
| 5 patrols, 289 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Rolf Struckmeier
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.
