Friedrich-Wilhelm Marienfeld
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)
Successes
1 warship sunk for a total of 900 tons |
| Born | 1 Mar 1920 | | Hannover |
| Died | 26 Aug 1973 | (53) | |
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Friedrich-Wilhelm Marienfeld
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| 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 Apr 1943 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-4 | 16 Jun 1942 | 23 Jan 1943 | No war patrols |
| U-1228 | 22 Dec 1943 | 13 May 1945 | 2 patrols (109 days) |
Patrol info for Friedrich-Wilhelm Marienfeld
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-1228 |
5 Sep 1944 | Kiel |
10 Sep 1944 | Horten |
| 6 days | |
| 2. |
U-1228 |
11 Sep 1944 | Horten |
15 Sep 1944 | Bergen |
| 5 days | |
| 3. |
U-1228 |
17 Sep 1944 | Bergen |
20 Sep 1944 | Bergen |
| 4 days | |
| 4. |
U-1228 |
12 Oct 1944 | Bergen |
29 Dec 1944 | Stavanger |
Patrol 1, | 79 days | |
| 5. |
U-1228 |
31 Dec 1944 | Stavanger |
4 Jan 1945 | Flensburg |
| 5 days | |
| 6. |
U-1228 |
1 Apr 1945 | Kiel |
3 Apr 1945 | Horten |
| 3 days | |
| 7. |
U-1228 |
9 Apr 1945 | Horten |
11 Apr 1945 | Kristiansand |
| 3 days | |
| 8. |
U-1228 |
14 Apr 1945 | Kristiansand |
13 May 1945 | Portsmouth, USA |
Patrol 2, | 30 days | |
| 2 patrols, 109 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Friedrich-Wilhelm Marienfeld
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
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| 25 Nov 1944 | U-1228 |  | HMCS Shawinigan (K 136) | 900 |  | ca | |
| | 900 | |
1 ship sunk (900 tons). Legend
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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.
