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Rudolf Meyer

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)


Successes
4 ships sunk for a total of 19.413 GRT

Born  1 Feb, 1920Leipzig
Died  23 Apr, 1945Bay of Biscay

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Rudolf Meyer
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Ranks

1 Apr, 1943Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-10558 Apr, 1944 - 23 Apr, 1945 (+)  2 patrols (72 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-1055 1 Dec, 1944  Kiel 4 Dec, 1944  Horten  4 days
2. U-1055 9 Dec, 1944  Horten 10 Dec, 1944  Marviken  2 days
3. U-1055 11 Dec, 1944  Marviken 1 Feb, 1945  Stavanger Patrol,53 days
4. U-1055 22 Mar, 1945  Stavanger 23 Mar, 1945  Bergen  2 days
5. U-1055 5 Apr, 1945  Bergen 23 Apr, 1945  Sunk Patrol,19 days

2 patrols, 72 days at sea

Ships hit by Rudolf Meyer


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
9 Jan, 1945 U-1055Jonas Lie7.198 am ON-277 
11 Jan, 1945 U-1055Normandy Coast1.428 br 
11 Jan, 1945 U-1055Roanoke2.606 am 
15 Jan, 1945 U-1055Maja8.181 br 
 19.413

* 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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