| Born | 9 Nov 1908 | Magdeburg | |
| Died | 9 Oct 1939 | (30) |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
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| U-17 | 3 Dec 1935 | 1 Nov 1937 | No war patrols |
Werner Fresdorf joined the Kriegsmarine in 1927. He went through U-boat training from July to Sept 1935. From Oct to Dec 1935 he served with the U-Flotilla Weddigen and went through an U-boat familiarization (Baubelehrung) programme for the U-17 being constructed at Kiel (Busch & Röll, 1999).
On 3 Dec 1935 Werner Fresdorf commissioned the new U-17. He commanded the boat for almost 2 years, handing over command on 1 Nov 1937. During his command of the boat he also served as a torpedo adviser with the Weddigen flotilla from 22 Nov 1936 to 25 Sept 1937 (Busch & Röll, 1999).
He served at the Naval Academy at Kiel from Nov 1937 to Aug 1938 when he began serving on U-boat operations for Kriegsmarine High Command (OKM). He was still in this role when he died in an accident (Busch & Röll, 1999).
Kptlt. Werner Fresdorf was killed in an air crash near Munsterlager (Busch & Röll, 1999).
Sources
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II.
Patrol info for Werner Fresdorf
This commander did not go out on patrols with his boats.
About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.
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