The Men - U-boat Commanders

Paul Ackermann

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew XII/39)



No ships sunk or damaged.


Born  16 Sep 1920 Mustamäki, Viborg, Finland

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

23 Jan 1941 Iron Cross 2nd Class
2 Oct 1943 U-boat War Badge 1939
1943 Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-1221 20 Jan 1944 3 Apr 1945   1 patrol (101 days) 

Patrol info for Paul Ackermann

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-1221 8 Aug 1944  Kiel  10 Aug 1944  Horten   3 days
2. U-1221 14 Aug 1944  Horten  17 Aug 1944  Bergen   4 days
3. U-1221 20 Aug 1944  Bergen  28 Nov 1944  Marviken  Patrol 1,101 days
4. U-1221 1 Dec 1944  Marviken  5 Dec 1944  Flensburg   5 days


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

Media links


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

Listing of all U-boat commanders


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