The Men - U-boat Commanders

Friedrich Weidner

Kapitänleutnant



No ships sunk or damaged.


Born  2 Oct 1916 Eisenbach
Died  28 Mar 1980(63)


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Ranks

1 May 1942 Oberleutnant zur See
1 Mar 1945 Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
UD-1 18 May 1943 28 Nov 1943   No war patrols 
U-1052 20 Jan 1944 4 Jul 1944   No war patrols 
U-2518 4 Nov 1944 9 May 1945   No war patrols 

Though often listed as part of Crew 37b, Weidner isn’t listed in the 1938 or 1941 Rangliste, suggesting he was either a reserve officer or commissioned from the ranks.

Patrol info for Friedrich Weidner

This commander did not go out on patrols with his boats.

Media links


German U-boat Commanders of World War II
Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim

Listing of all U-boat commanders


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