Heinrich Niemeyer
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew X/39)
Successes
2 ships sunk, total tonnage 8,371 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk, total tonnage 750 GRT |
| Born | 15 Jun 1910 | | Löbejün, Saalkreis |
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Oblt. Heinrich Niemeyer
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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 Feb 1944 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-547 | 18 Apr 1944 | 31 Dec 1944 | 2 patrols (142 days) |
| U-1233 | 15 Apr 1945 | 8 May 1945 | No war patrols |
Oblt. Heinrich Niemeyer was destined to take command of the new Elektro boat U 3532 being built at Schichau, Danzig. The boat was not commissioned but did sail from Hela on 11 March 1945, arriving at Kiel the next day, with refugees from the oncoming Russian forces (Busch & Röll, 1999).
Patrol info for Heinrich Niemeyer
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-547 |
30 Apr 1944 | Lorient |
11 Aug 1944 | Bordeaux |
Patrol 1, | 104 days | |
| 2. |
U-547 |
23 Aug 1944 | Bordeaux |
29 Sep 1944 | Marviken |
Patrol 2, | 38 days | |
| 3. |
U-547 |
1 Oct 1944 | Marviken |
4 Oct 1944 | Flensburg |
| 4 days | |
| 2 patrols, 142 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Heinrich Niemeyer
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.
