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Rolf Struckmeier

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)


Successes
4 ships sunk for a total of 35.539 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 291 tons (lost aboard transport ships)

Born  27 Jul, 1916Obernkirchen, Schaumburg

Ranks

1 Jul, 1936Fähnrich zur See
1 Jan, 1938Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr, 1938Leutnant zur See
1 Oct, 1939Oberleutnant zur See
1 Nov, 1942Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

1940Iron Cross 2nd Class
1940Minesweeper War Badge
2 Oct, 1941U-boat War Badge 1939
26 Sep, 1942Iron Cross 1st Class
1 Feb, 1943Fleet War Badge
17 Dec, 1943German Cross in Gold
1944U-boat Front Clasp
1944-02-01War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords

U-boat Commands

U-6085 Feb, 1942 - 12 Jan, 1944  6 patrols (289 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-608 20 Aug, 1942  Kiel 24 Sep, 1942  St. Nazaire Patrol,36 days
2. U-608 20 Oct, 1942  St. Nazaire 9 Dec, 1942  St. Nazaire Patrol,51 days
3. U-608 20 Jan, 1943  St. Nazaire 29 Mar, 1943  Bordeaux Patrol,69 days
4. U-608 8 May, 1943  Bordeaux 18 Jul, 1943  St. Nazaire Patrol,72 days
5. U-608 23 Sep, 1943  St. Nazaire 25 Sep, 1943  St. Nazaire Patrol,3 days
6. U-608 2 Oct, 1943  St. Nazaire 28 Nov, 1943  St. Nazaire Patrol,58 days

6 patrols, 289 days at sea

Ships hit by Rolf Struckmeier


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
12 Sep, 1942 U-608Empire Moonbeam6.849 br ON-127 
12 Sep, 1942 U-608Hektoria13.797 br ON-127 
16 Nov, 1942 U-608Irish Pine5.621 ir 
 
8 Feb, 1943 U-608Daghild9.272 nw SC-118 
8 Feb, 1943 U-608HMS LCT-2335 [Trans.]291 br SC-118 
 35.830

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.
[Trans.] indicates the vessel was lost while being transported on another vessel.

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

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