The Men - U-boat Commanders

Hans Fiedler

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)



No ships sunk or damaged.


Born  14 Oct 1914 Wolmirsleben, Saxony-Anhalt
Died  31 Jul 1944(29)North Atlantic


Kriegsmarine crew book photo

Ranks

3 Apr 1936 Offiziersanwärter
10 Sep 1936 Seekadett
1 May 1937 Fähnrich zur See
1 Jul 1938 Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1938 Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1940 Oberleutnant zur See
1 Sep 1943 Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

31 Jul 1941 Iron Cross 2nd Class
Oct, 1941 U-boat War Badge 1939
28 Oct 1941 Fleet War Badge
1942 Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-120 25 Feb 1942 30 Sep 1942   No war patrols 
U-564 1 Oct 1942 14 Jun 1943   3 patrols (114 days) 
U-998 7 Oct 1943 27 Jun 1944   1 patrol (6 days) 
U-333 20 Jul 1944 31 Jul 1944  (+)  1 patrol (9 days) 

Patrol info for Hans Fiedler

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-564 27 Oct 1942  Brest  30 Dec 1942  Brest  Patrol 1,65 days
2. U-564 11 Mar 1943  Brest  15 Apr 1943  Bordeaux  Patrol 2,36 days
3. U-564 15 May 1943  Bordeaux  17 May 1943  Bordeaux  Patrol 3,3 days
4. U-564 31 May 1943  Bordeaux  3 Jun 1943  Bordeaux  Patrol 3,4 days
5. U-564 9 Jun 1943  Bordeaux  14 Jun 1943  Sunk  Patrol 3,6 days
6. U-998 12 Jun 1944  Kiel  17 Jun 1944  Bergen  Patrol 4,6 days
7. U-333 23 Jul 1944  Lorient  31 Jul 1944  Sunk  Patrol 5,9 days
5 patrols, 129 days at sea


About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.

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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