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Niemeyer, Heinrich ('U-547')

Date of birth:
June 15th, 1910 (Löbejün/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
November 1st, 1991
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 26th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 28th, 1940
Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch-, U-Boots-, Jagd- und Sicherungsverbände
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 12th, 1941
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 15th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
"U 515"
Awarded on:
June 25th, 1943
U-boot Kriegsabzeichen (ohne Brillianten)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant zu See der Reserve
Unit:
Kommandant, "U 547", 2. Unterseebootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:
August 20th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
"U 547"
Awarded on:
October 7th, 1944
U-Boots-Frontspange in Bronze
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 28th, 1945
U-Boots-Frontspange in Silber

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