Volker Melzer
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew X/39)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 9 Jan 1918 | | Gruiten, Düsseldorf |
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| 16 Sep 1939 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1940 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1941 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Mar 1942 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Jan 1944 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-994 | 1 Apr 1944 | 8 May 1945 | 1 patrol (24 days) |
Patrol info for Volker Melzer
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-994 |
22 Jun 1944 | Kiel |
24 Jun 1944 | Marviken |
| 3 days | |
| 2. |
U-994 |
24 Jun 1944 | Marviken |
17 Jul 1944 | Bergen |
Patrol 1, | 24 days | |
| 3. |
U-994 |
24 Jul 1944 | Bergen |
28 Jul 1944 | Vallöy |
| 5 days | |
Ships hit by Volker Melzer
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.
