Peter Matthes
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37b)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 9 Jan, 1918 | Probstheida, Saxony |
| Died | 25 Apr, 1945 | Bay of Biscay |
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Peter Matthes
available now.
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| 1 Jan, 1945 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-326 | 6 Jun, 1944 | - | 25 Apr, 1945 (+) | 1 patrol (29 days) |
Personal information
Missing, official date of death is listed as 15 June 1945.
Peter Matthes was killed when his boat, U-326, was sunk on 25 April, 1945 in the Bay of Biscay west of Brest in position 48.12N, 05.42W by a homing torpedo from an American Liberator aircraft (VPB-103/K). 43 dead (all hands lost).
Patrol info
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | |
| 1. |
U-326
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23 Feb, 1945 | Kiel | 25 Feb, 1945 | Horten | | 3 days |
| 2. |
U-326
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4 Mar, 1945 | Horten | 10 Mar, 1945 | Stavanger | | 7 days |
| 3. |
U-326
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14 Mar, 1945 | Stavanger | 22 Mar, 1945 | Bergen | | 9 days |
| 4. |
U-326
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28 Mar, 1945 | Bergen | 25 Apr, 1945 | Sunk | Patrol | 29 days |
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