Baron Walter von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)
Successes
4 ships sunk for a total of 21.273 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 9.551 GRT |
| Born | 5 Nov, 1915 | Geisenheim, Rheingau |
| Died | 8 Oct, 1943 | North Atlantic |
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Baron Walter von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen
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| 5 Apr, 1935 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul, 1936 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jan, 1938 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr, 1938 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct, 1939 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Jun, 1942 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-52 | 7 Jul, 1941 | - | 13 Jan, 1942 | No war patrols |
| U-610 | 19 Feb, 1942 | - | 8 Oct, 1943 (+) | 5 patrols (183 days) |
Personal information
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).
Patrol info
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | |
| 1. |
U-610
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12 Sep, 1942 | Kiel | 31 Oct, 1942 | St. Nazaire | Patrol, | 50 days |
| 2. |
U-610
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22 Nov, 1942 | St. Nazaire | 26 Dec, 1942 | St. Nazaire | Patrol, | 35 days |
| 3. |
U-610
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8 Mar, 1943 | St. Nazaire | 12 May, 1943 | St. Nazaire | Patrol, | 66 days |
| 4. |
U-610
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4 Sep, 1943 | St. Nazaire | 8 Sep, 1943 | St. Nazaire | Patrol, | 5 days |
| 5. |
U-610
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12 Sep, 1943 | St. Nazaire | 8 Oct, 1943 | Sunk | Patrol, | 27 days |
| 5 patrols, 183 days at sea |
Ships hit by Baron Walter von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.
