Ulrich Knackfuß

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	18 Jun 1920		Wilhelmshaven
Died	10 Jun 1944	(23)	Bay of Biscay

Ranks

1 Oct 1938		Offiziersanwärter
1 Jul 1939		Seekadett
1 Dec 1939		Fähnrich zur See
1 Aug 1940		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1941		Leutnant zur See
1 Jan 1943		Oberleutnant zur See

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-345	4 May 1943	23 Dec 1943	No war patrols
U-821	1 Jan 1944	10 Jun 1944 (+)	2 patrols (30 days)

Patrol info for Ulrich Knackfuß

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-821	7 Mar 1944	Kiel	9 Mar 1944	Kristiansand		3 days
2.	U-821	17 Mar 1944	Kristiansand	18 Mar 1944	Bergen		2 days
3.	U-821	19 Mar 1944	Bergen	12 Apr 1944	Brest	Patrol 1,	25 days
4.	U-821	6 Jun 1944	Brest	10 Jun 1944	Sunk	Patrol 2,	5 days
2 patrols, 30 days at sea

About ranks and decorations
Ranks shown in italics are our database inserts based on the rank dates of his crew comrades. The officers of each crew would normally have progressed through the lower ranks at the same rate.