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Gerhard Meyer

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 35)


Successes
2 ships sunk for a total of 17.651 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 1.085 tons
1 warship a total loss for a total of 1.085 tons

Born  15 Apr, 1915Kiel
Died  12 Apr, 1945Norwegian Sea

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Gerhard Meyer
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Ranks

1 Jul, 1943Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-48622 Mar, 1944 - 12 Apr, 1945 (+)  2 patrols (55 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-486 6 Nov, 1944  Kiel 9 Nov, 1944  Horten  4 days
2. U-486 17 Nov, 1944  Horten 20 Nov, 1944  Egersund  4 days
3. U-486 26 Nov, 1944  Egersund 15 Jan, 1945  Bergen Patrol,51 days
4. U-486 9 Apr, 1945  Bergen 12 Apr, 1945  Sunk Patrol,4 days

2 patrols, 55 days at sea

Ships hit by Gerhard Meyer


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
18 Dec, 1944 U-486Silverlaurel6.142 br BTC-10 
24 Dec, 1944 U-486Leopoldville11.509 be WEP-3 
26 Dec, 1944 U-486HMS Affleck (K 462)1.085 br total loss
26 Dec, 1944 U-486HMS Capel (K 470)1.085 br 
 19.821

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


Books dealing with this subject include:

A Night before Christmas, Sanders, Jacquin, 1996


Decorations and ranks information is in many cases not complete. If you can help on any of those missing that would be great.

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