Ulrich Knackfuß

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)



No ships sunk or damaged.


Born  18 Jun 1920 Wilhelmshaven
Died  10 Jun 1944(23)Bay of Biscay


Ranks

1 Oct 1938 Offiziersanwärter
1 Jul 1939 Seekadett
1 Dec 1939 Fähnrich zur See
1 Aug 1940 Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1941 Leutnant zur See
1 Jan 1943 Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-345 4 May 1943 23 Dec 1943   No war patrols 
U-821 1 Jan 1944 10 Jun 1944  (+)  2 patrols (30 days) 

Patrol info for Ulrich Knackfuß

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-821 7 Mar 1944  Kiel  9 Mar 1944  Kristiansand   3 days
2. U-821 17 Mar 1944  Kristiansand  18 Mar 1944  Bergen   2 days
3. U-821 19 Mar 1944  Bergen  12 Apr 1944  Brest  Patrol 1,25 days
4. U-821 6 Jun 1944  Brest  10 Jun 1944  Sunk  Patrol 2,5 days
2 patrols, 30 days at sea


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.

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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