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Theodor Fahr

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 30)


Successes
1 ship sunk for a total of 3,485 GRT

Born  30 Nov 1909 Zwötzen, Gera
Died  12 Nov 1944(34)

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Ranks

1 Apr 1930Offiziersanwärter
1 Jan 1932Fähnrich Waffen
1 Apr 1934Oberfähnrich Waffen
1 Oct 1934Leutnant Waffen
1 Jun 1936Oberleutnant Waffen
1 Jun 1939Kapitänleutnant
1 Jun 1943Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

29 Nov 1939Iron Cross 2nd Class
14 Sep 1941U-boat War Badge 1939
1 Sep 1943War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords
30 Jan 1944War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords
16 May 1944Fleet War Badge
9 Sep 1944Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-567 24 Apr 1941 14 Oct 1941   1 patrol (39 days) 

Personal information

Theodor Fahr served as the second artillery officer on the battleship Tirpitz from January 1944. He died on 12 Nov, 1944 when the mighty ship was finally sunk by the British at Tromso, Norway after repeated attempts. About 1000 German sailors perished with their ship on that day (about 700 survived).

Patrol info for Theodor Fahr


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-567 5 Aug 1941  Trondheim  12 Sep 1941  St. Nazaire  Patrol 1,39 days

Ships hit by Theodor Fahr

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
3 Sep 1941U-567 Fort Richepanse3,485br
 3,485

1 ship sunk (3,485 tons).



Todesgefahr über uns
Valentiner, Max


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Books dealing with this subject include:

Eisiger Atlantik. Werner, Herbert and Hirschfeld, Wolfgang, 1998.
Klarschiff zum Gefecht. Busch, Fritz-Otto, Paus, Peter and Alman, Karl, 1998.
Todesgefahr über uns. Valentiner, Max, 2002.
U-Boot Fahrer von heute. Schepke, Joachim, 1940.


About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.

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