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Johannes Meermeier

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37a)


Successes
1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 348 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 6.386 GRT
1 auxiliary warship damaged for a total of 5.969 GRT

Born  14 Nov, 1916Sande near Paderborn

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Ranks

1 Aug, 1944Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-97920 May, 1943 - 24 May, 1945  3 patrols (184 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-979 6 Aug, 1944  Kiel8 Aug, 1944  Horten 3 days
2. U-979 14 Aug, 1944  Horten10 Oct, 1944  TrondheimPatrol58 days
3. U-979 9 Nov, 1944  Trondheim16 Jan, 1945  StavangerPatrol69 days
4. U-979 26 Mar, 1945  Bergen29 Mar, 1945  Bergen 4 days
5. U-979 29 Mar, 1945  Bergen24 May, 1945  Patrol57 days

Ships hit by Johannes Meermeier


DateBoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
22 Sep, 1944 U-979USS Yukon (AF 9)5.969 am damaged
 
2 May, 1945 U-979HMS Ebor Wyke (FY 1601)348 br 
4 May, 1945 U-979Empire Unity6.386 br RU-161 damaged
 12.703

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


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