Freiherr Walter von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)
| Successes 4 ships sunk, total tonnage 21,273 GRT 1 ship damaged, total tonnage 9,551 GRT |
| Born | 5 Nov 1915 | Geisenheim, Rheingau | |
| Died | 8 Oct 1943 | (27) | North Atlantic |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
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| U-52 | 7 Jul 1941 | 13 Jan 1942 | No war patrols |
| U-610 | 19 Feb 1942 | 8 Oct 1943 (+) | 4 patrols (178 days) |
Baron Walter von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen served on the heavy cruiser Blücher from Sept 1939 until its sinking off Oslo during the Norwegian invasion in April 1940. He then joined the U-boat force (Busch & Röll, 1999).
Sources
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II.
Patrol info for Walter von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
| 1. | U-610 | 12 Sep 1942 | Kiel | 31 Oct 1942 | St. Nazaire | Patrol 1, | 50 days | |
| 2. | U-610 | 22 Nov 1942 | St. Nazaire | 26 Dec 1942 | St. Nazaire | Patrol 2, | 35 days | |
| 3. | U-610 | 8 Mar 1943 | St. Nazaire | 12 May 1943 | St. Nazaire | Patrol 3, | 66 days | |
| 4. | U-610 | 4 Sep 1943 | St. Nazaire | 8 Sep 1943 | St. Nazaire | 5 days | ||
| 5. | U-610 | 12 Sep 1943 | St. Nazaire | 8 Oct 1943 | Sunk | Patrol 4, | 27 days | |
| 4 patrols, 178 days at sea | ||||||||
Ships hit by Walter von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen
| Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
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| 29 Sep 1942 | U-610 |  | Lifland | 2,254 |  | br | SC-101 |
| 19 Oct 1942 | U-610 | | Steel Navigator | 5,718 |  | am | ON-137 |
| 16 Dec 1942 | U-610 | Bello | 6,125 |  | nw | ON-153 | |
| 16 Dec 1942 | U-610 | | Regent Lion (d.) | 9,551 | | br | ON-153 |
| 29 Mar 1943 | U-610 | William Pierce Frye | 7,176 | | am | HX-230 | |
| 30,824 | |||||||
4 ships sunk (21,273 tons) and 1 ship damaged (9,551 tons). Legend | |||||||
About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.