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Fritz Frauenheim

Fregattenkapitän (Crew 30)

Successes
18 ships sunk for a total of 78,248 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 605 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 4,155 GRT
1 warship damaged for a total of 11,500 tons

Born	9 Mar 1912		Berlin
Died	28 Sep 1969	(57)	Hamburg

Fritz Frauenheim

Ranks

10 Oct 1930	Seekadett
1 Jan 1932	Fähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1934	Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1934	Leutnant zur See
1 Jun 1936	Oberleutnant zur See
1 Apr 1939	Kapitänleutnant
1 Mar 1943	Korvettenkapitän
1 Dec 1944	Fregattenkapitän

Decorations

6 Jun 1939	Spanish Cross
2 Oct 1939	Iron Cross 2nd Class
7 Nov 1939	Iron Cross 1st Class
29 Aug 1940	Knights Cross

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-21	1 Oct 1937	6 Jan 1940	5 patrols (70 days)
U-101	11 Mar 1940	18 Nov 1940	4 patrols (100 days)

Personal information

Kapitänleutnant Fritz Frauenheim

Fritz Frauenheim began his naval career in April 1930 and served on the line ship Schleswig Holstein and the light cruiser Karlsruhe. In January 1936 he transferred to the U-boat force and thus received a solid pre-war training.

After more than a year as a watch officer on U-25 he took over U-21 in October 1939. He served on this U-boat for several patrols at the beginning of the war and sank five ships, mostly in the North Sea. The British cruiser HMS Belfast was badly damaged by a mine laid by Frauenheim's U-boat in November 1939.

In March 1940 he commissioned the type VIIC U-boat U-101 and in the course of the next four patrols he sank 12 ships. In December 1940 he left U-101 and became a teacher in the 2nd ULD. After holding various staff positions, in September 1941 Frauenheim took command of the 23rd (Med) flotilla, and in May 1942 of the 29th flotilla.

Starting in February 1944 he served on the staff of the Admiral der Kleinkampfverbände (Admiral of Midget Assault Units). After the surrender Frauenheim spent eight months in Allied captivity.

Patrol info for Fritz Frauenheim

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-21	25 Aug 1939	Wilhelmshaven	5 Sep 1939	Wilhelmshaven	Patrol 1,	12 days
2.	U-21	9 Sep 1939	Wilhelmshaven	1 Oct 1939	Wilhelmshaven	Patrol 2,	23 days
3.	U-21	2 Oct 1939	Wilhelmshaven	3 Oct 1939	Kiel		2 days
4.	U-21	22 Oct 1939	Kiel	8 Nov 1939	Kiel	Patrol 3,	18 days
5.	U-21	27 Nov 1939	Kiel	5 Dec 1939	Kiel	Patrol 4,	9 days
6.	U-21	17 Dec 1939	Kiel	24 Dec 1939	Kiel	Patrol 5,	8 days
7.	U-101	29 Apr 1940	Kiel	3 May 1940	Trondheim	Patrol 6,	5 days
8.	U-101	5 May 1940	Trondheim	10 May 1940	Kiel		6 days
9.	U-101	21 May 1940	Kiel	25 Jun 1940	Kiel	Patrol 7,	36 days
10.	U-101	9 Aug 1940	Kiel	16 Sep 1940	Lorient	Patrol 8,	39 days
11.	U-101	5 Oct 1940	Lorient	24 Oct 1940	Lorient	Patrol 9,	20 days
9 patrols, 170 days at sea

Ships hit by Fritz Frauenheim

Date	Boat	Name of ship	Tons	Nat.		Convoy	Fate *
21 Nov, 1939	U-21	HMS Belfast (35) [Mine]	11,500		br		damaged
1 Dec, 1939	U-21	Mercator	4,260		fi
21 Dec, 1939	U-21	Carl Henckel	1,352		sw
21 Dec, 1939	U-21	HMS Bayonet (Z 05) [Mine]	605		br
21 Dec, 1939	U-21	Mars	1,475		sw

24 Feb, 1940	U-21	Royal Archer [Mine]	2,266		br	FN-100
30 May, 1940	U-101	Stanhall	4,831		br
31 May, 1940	U-101	Orangemoor	5,775		br	HGF-31
2 Jun, 1940	U-101	Polycarp	3,577		br
11 Jun, 1940	U-101	Mount Hymettus	5,820		gr
12 Jun, 1940	U-101	Earlspark	5,250		br
14 Jun, 1940	U-101	Antonis Georgandis	3,557		gr
16 Jun, 1940	U-101	Wellington Star	13,212		br
19 Aug, 1940	U-101	Ampleforth	4,576		br	OA-199
28 Aug, 1940	U-101	Elle	3,868		fi	SC-1
1 Sep, 1940	U-101	Efploia	3,867		gr	OB-205
12 Oct, 1940	U-101	Saint-Malô	5,779		ca	HX-77
18 Oct, 1940	U-101	Blairspey	4,155		br	SC-7	damaged
18 Oct, 1940	U-101	Creekirk	3,917		br	SC-7
19 Oct, 1940	U-101	Assyrian	2,962		br	SC-7
19 Oct, 1940	U-101	Soesterberg	1,904		nl	SC-7
			94,508
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. [Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine.