Alfred John

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	5 May 1920		Altenkirchen, Westerwald
Died	19 Jan 2000	(79)

Kriegsmarine Crew photo

Ranks

1 Oct 1938		Offiziersanwärter
1 Jul 1939		Kadett der Marineverwaltung
1 Dec 1939		Fähnrich der Marineverwaltung
1 Aug 1940		Oberfähnrich der Marineverwaltung
1 Apr 1941		Leutnant der Marineverwaltung
1 Jan 1943		Oberleutnant zur See

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-828	17 Jun 1944	5 May 1945	No war patrols

John began his career in the Marineverwaltung (administrative and pay) branch before transferring to being a line officer in late 1942 or early 1943.

Alfred John on the tower

Patrol info for Alfred John

This commander did not go out on patrols with his boats.

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.