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 1916 | | Sande near Paderborn |
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Johannes Meermeier
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| 3 Apr 1937 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 May 1938 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1939 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Aug 1939 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Sep 1941 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Aug 1944 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-979 | 20 May 1943 | 24 May 1945 | 3 patrols (184 days) |
Patrol info for Johannes Meermeier
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-979 |
6 Aug 1944 | Kiel |
8 Aug 1944 | Horten |
| 3 days | |
| 2. |
U-979 |
14 Aug 1944 | Horten |
10 Oct 1944 | Trondheim |
Patrol 1, | 58 days | |
| 3. |
U-979 |
9 Nov 1944 | Trondheim |
16 Jan 1945 | Stavanger |
Patrol 2, | 69 days | |
| 4. |
U-979 |
26 Mar 1945 | Bergen |
29 Mar 1945 | Bergen |
| 4 days | |
| 5. |
U-979 |
29 Mar 1945 | Bergen |
24 May 1945 | |
Patrol 3, | 57 days | |
| 3 patrols, 184 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Johannes Meermeier
About ranks and decorations
Ranks shown in italics are our database inserts based on the rank dates of his crew comrades. The officers of each crew would normally have progressed through the lower ranks at the same rate.
