Arved von Mühlendahl
Kapitän zur See (Crew 23)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 1 Nov 1904 | | Reval |
| Died | 19 Sep 1944 | (39) | North Sea |
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| 1 Apr 1925 | | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1927 | | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Jul 1929 | | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1934 | | Kapitänleutnant | | 1 Nov 1938 | | Korvettenkapitän | | 1 Nov 1942 | | Fregattenkapitän | | 1 Sep 1943 | | Kapitän zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-867 | 12 Dec 1943 | 19 Sep 1944 (+) | 1 patrol (11 days) |
Arved von Muhlendahl was one of the oldest U-boat commanders of WWII to depart on patrol when he took his boat U-867 out from Kiel, Germany on 9 Sep 1944. He was almost 40 years old at the time. The boat was sunk with all hands, 60 men, 11 days into the patrol by a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 224/Q) on 19 Sept 1944 (Niestlé, 1998).
Sources
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II.
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1997). Der U-Bootkrieg 1939-1945 (Band 2).
Niestlé, A. (1998). German U-boat losses during World War II.
Patrol info for Arved von Mühlendahl
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
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| 1. |
U-867 |
9 Sep 1944 | Kiel |
19 Sep 1944 | Sunk |
Patrol 1, | 11 days | |
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