| Born | 28 May 1919 | Schwedt, Oder | |
| Died | 21 May 1944 | (24) |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-106 | 20 Jun 1943 | 2 Aug 1943 | 1 patrol (6 days) |
Personal information
Wolf-Dietrich Damerow joined the Kriegsmarine in Oct 1937 as part of Crew 37b. He served as a Watch Officer (WO) with the VP-boat flotilla from May 1940 to Sept 1941 when he started his U-boat training.
Finishing his U-boat training in March 1942 he joined the new construction crew (Babelehrung) of a U-boat before being assigned as First Watch Officer (IWO) on the U-521 in June 1942. Damerow served on the boat until March 1943 when he began his U-boat commander training.
Damerow finished his U-boat commander training and took command of the U-106 on 20 June 1943, becoming the third commander of this experienced boat.
The boat was sunk only 6 days into its first patrol under Damerow on 2 Aug 1943. Damerow called for assistance when being attacked for the second day by Allied aircraft and was sent JU 88 bombers and torpedo boats. The boats rescued Damerow and 35 of this men - 22 men died (Blair, 1998).
Wolf-Dietrich Damerow died in a military hospital on 21 May 1944.
Sources
Blair, C. (1998). Hitler’s U-boat War. The Hunted, 1942-1945.
Busch, R & Röll, H-J. (1998). German U-boat commanders of World War II.
Patrol info for Wolf-Dietrich Damerow
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
| 1. | U-106 | 28 Jul 1943 | Lorient | 2 Aug 1943 | Sunk | Patrol 1, | 6 days | |
Ships hit by Wolf-Dietrich Damerow
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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.