Otto Niethmann

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)



No ships sunk or damaged.


Born  12 Aug 1919 Hamburg


Ranks

1 Oct 1938Offiziersanwärter
1 Jul 1939Seekadett
1 Dec 1939Fähnrich zur See
1 Aug 1940Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1941Leutnant zur See
1 Apr 1943Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
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

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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.

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