The Men - U-boat Commanders

Wolfgang Boehmer

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew XII/39)

Successes
1 warship sunk, total tonnage 1,015 tons

Born	9 Aug 1920		Nordkirchen, Westphalia
Died	27 Feb 2006	(85)

Ranks

1 Dec 1939		Offiziersanwärter
1 Nov 1940		Fähnrich zur See
1 Nov 1941		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1942		Leutnant zur See
1 Dec 1943		Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

1 Dec 1940		Minesweeper War Badge
13 Oct 1941		U-boat War Badge 1939
15 Oct 1941		Iron Cross 2nd Class
1 Dec 1943		Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-575	12 Sep 1943	13 Mar 1944	2 patrols (77 days)

Wolfgang Boehmer after returning from patrol. The officer on the left is apparently his father.

Patrol info for Wolfgang Boehmer

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-575	20 Sep 1943	St. Nazaire	22 Sep 1943	St. Nazaire	Patrol 1,	3 days
2.	U-575	25 Sep 1943	St. Nazaire	27 Sep 1943	St. Nazaire	Patrol 1,	3 days
3.	U-575	28 Sep 1943	St. Nazaire	30 Sep 1943	St. Nazaire	Patrol 1,	3 days
4.	U-575	6 Oct 1943	St. Nazaire	28 Nov 1943	St. Nazaire	Patrol 1,	54 days
5.	U-575	29 Feb 1944	St. Nazaire	13 Mar 1944	Sunk	Patrol 2,	14 days
2 patrols, 77 days at sea

Ships hit by Wolfgang Boehmer

Date

U-boat

Name of ship

Tons

Nat.

Convoy

10 Mar 1944

HMS Asphodel (K 56)

1,015

br

1,015

1 ship sunk (1,015 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.

About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.

Media links

U-Boat Attack Logs
Daniel Morgan and Bruce Taylor

amazon.co.uk
(£ 38.25)

German U-boat Commanders of World War II
Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim

Listing of all U-boat commanders

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