Walter Freiherr von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)

Successes
4 ships sunk, total tonnage 21,273 GRT
1 ship damaged, total tonnage 9,551 GRT

Born	5 Nov 1915		Geisenheim, Rheingau
Died	8 Oct 1943	(27)	North Atlantic

Ranks

5 Apr 1935		Offiziersanwärter
25 Sep 1935		Seekadett
1 Jul 1936		Fähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1938		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1938		Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1939		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jun 1942		Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

April, 1940		Iron Cross 2nd Class
7 May 1941		U-boat War Badge 1939
15 Jul 1941		Fleet War Badge
1942		Iron Cross 1st Class
14 Feb 1944		German Cross in Gold (posthumous)

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-52	7 Jul 1941	13 Jan 1942	No war patrols
U-610	19 Feb 1942	8 Oct 1943 (+)	4 patrols (178 days)

Baron Walter von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen served on the heavy cruiser Blücher from Sept 1939 until it was sunk in Oslo fjord during the Norwegian invasion in April 1940. He then joined the U-boat force (Busch & Röll, 1999).

Sources

Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II.

Patrol info for Walter Freiherr von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-610	12 Sep 1942	Kiel	31 Oct 1942	St. Nazaire	Patrol 1,	50 days
2.	U-610	22 Nov 1942	St. Nazaire	26 Dec 1942	St. Nazaire	Patrol 2,	35 days
3.	U-610	8 Mar 1943	St. Nazaire	12 May 1943	St. Nazaire	Patrol 3,	66 days
4.	U-610	4 Sep 1943	St. Nazaire	8 Sep 1943	St. Nazaire		5 days
5.	U-610	12 Sep 1943	St. Nazaire	8 Oct 1943	Sunk	Patrol 4,	27 days
4 patrols, 178 days at sea

Ships hit by Walter Freiherr von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Tons		Convoy
29 Sep 1942	U-610	Lifland	2,254	br	SC-101
19 Oct 1942	U-610	Steel Navigator	5,718	am	ON-137
16 Dec 1942	U-610	Bello	6,125	nw	ON-153
16 Dec 1942	U-610	Regent Lion (d.)	9,551	br	ON-153

29 Mar 1943	U-610	William Pierce Frye	7,176	am	HX-230
			30,824
4 ships sunk (21,273 tons) and 1 ship damaged (9,551 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged.