The Men - U-boat Commanders

Raimund Tiesler

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37b)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	7 Mar 1919		Rastenburg, East Prussia
Died	22 Feb 2000	(80)	Herdecke, Germany

Ranks

28 Jun 1938		Seekadett
1 May 1940		Leutnant zur See
1 Apr 1942		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jan 1945		Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

		Iron Cross 1st Class
		Iron Cross 2nd Class

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-649	19 Nov 1942	24 Feb 1943	No war patrols
U-976	5 May 1943	25 Mar 1944	2 patrols (72 days)
U-2503	1 Aug 1944	25 Oct 1944	No war patrols

Patrol info for Raimund Tiesler

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-976	25 Nov 1943	Kiel	29 Jan 1944	St. Nazaire	Patrol 1,	66 days
2.	U-976	20 Mar 1944	St. Nazaire	25 Mar 1944	Sunk	Patrol 2,	6 days
2 patrols, 72 days at sea

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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