Karl-Heinz Steinmetz
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew XII/39)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 19 Feb 1921 | | Kassel |
| Died | 14 Mar 1945 | (24) | North Sea |
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| 1 Dec 1939 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Nov 1940 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Nov 1941 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 May 1942 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Dec 1943 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-993 | 17 Aug 1944 | 4 Oct 1944 | 1 patrol (33 days) |
Patrol info for Karl-Heinz Steinmetz
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-993 |
17 Aug 1944 | Brest |
18 Sep 1944 | Bergen |
Patrol 1, | 33 days | |
Ships hit by Karl-Heinz Steinmetz
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.
