Werner Pfeifer
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 33)
Successes
1 auxiliary warship sunk, total tonnage 364 GRT |
| Born | 2 May 1912 | | Dresden |
| Died | 31 May 1993 | (81) | Buntenbock-Harz, Germany |
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| 1 Apr 1933 | | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1934 | | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1936 | | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1936 | | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Jun 1938 | | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Feb 1941 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-56 | 14 Oct 1940 | 21 Apr 1941 | No war patrols |
| U-581 | 31 Jul 1941 | 2 Feb 1942 | 2 patrols (35 days) |
Special thanks to Mr. Fernando Almeida for details on date of death.
Patrol info for Werner Pfeifer
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
|---|
| 1. |
U-581 |
13 Dec 1941 | Kiel |
24 Dec 1941 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 1, | 12 days | |
| 2. |
U-581 |
11 Jan 1942 | St. Nazaire |
2 Feb 1942 | Sunk |
Patrol 2, | 23 days | |
| 2 patrols, 35 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Werner Pfeifer
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
|---|
| 19 Jan 1942 | U-581 | | HMS Rosemonde | 364 |  | br | |
| | 364 | |
1 ship sunk (364 tons). |
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.
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