Otto Niethmann
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| 1 Oct 1938 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1939 | Seekadett | | 1 Dec 1939 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Aug 1940 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1941 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1943 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-6 | 20 Oct 1942 | Jun, 1943 | No war patrols |
| U-476 | 28 Jul 1943 | 25 May 1944 | 1 patrol (6 days) |
| U-3507 | 19 Oct 1944 | 19 Mar 1945 | No war patrols |
Patrol info for Otto Niethmann
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-476 |
25 Apr 1944 | Kiel |
29 Apr 1944 | Egersund |
| 5 days | |
| 2. |
U-476 |
16 May 1944 | Egersund |
17 May 1944 | Bergen |
| 2 days | |
| 3. |
U-476 |
20 May 1944 | Bergen |
25 May 1944 | Sunk |
Patrol 1, | 6 days | |
Ships hit by Otto Niethmann
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.
