The Men - U-boat Commanders

Volker Melzer

Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve (entry, Jahrgang X/39)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	9 Jan 1918		Gruiten, Düsseldorf
Died	2009	(90)

Ranks

1 Jan 1944

Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd Class
		Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-994	1 Apr 1944	9 May 1945	1 patrol (24 days)

Patrol info for Volker Melzer

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-994	22 Jun 1944	Kiel	24 Jun 1944	Marviken		3 days
2.	U-994	24 Jun 1944	Marviken	17 Jul 1944	Bergen	Patrol 1,	24 days
3.	U-994	24 Jul 1944	Bergen	28 Jul 1944	Vallöy		5 days

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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