Wolfgang Römer
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 22 Oct 1916 | | Rathenow, Havel |
| Died | 5 Jul 1972 | (55) | |
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| 3 Apr 1936 | | Offiziersanwärter | | 10 Sep 1936 | | Seekadett | | 1 May 1937 | | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1938 | | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1940 | | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Jul 1943 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-56 | 22 Apr 1941 | 19 Jan 1942 | No war patrols |
| U-353 | 31 Mar 1942 | 16 Oct 1942 | 1 patrol (25 days) |
Crew of 1936
Wolfgang Römer was one of the Kriegsmarine's famous Olympia Crew. This Crew chose the Olympic rings as their symbol (the 1936 Olympic games were held in Berlin). It was the largest Crew, and produced more U-boat commanders than any other – of the 164 who 'graduated', 140 took command during the war.
Patrol info for Wolfgang Römer
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
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| 1. |
U-353 |
22 Sep 1942 | Kiel |
24 Sep 1942 | Kristiansand |
Patrol 1, | 3 days | |
| 2. |
U-353 |
25 Sep 1942 | Kristiansand |
16 Oct 1942 | Sunk |
Patrol 1, | 22 days | |
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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