Forstner, Freiherr von, Wolfgang-Friedrich (U-472)
- Date of birth:
- October 3rd, 1916 (Karlsruhe/Baden, Germany)
- Date of death:
- September 24th, 1999 (Hamburg/Hamburg, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Brother of Korvettenkapitän RKT Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner (1910-1943)
Promotions:
03.04.1937: Offiziersanwärter
21.09.1937: Seekadett
01.05.1938: Fähnrich zur See
01.07.1939: Oberfähnrich zur See
01.08.1939: Leutnant zur See
01.09.1941: Oberleutnant zur See
01.04.1944: Kapitänleutnant -RDA 01.04.1944 (-41-)
00.00.1955: Korvettenkapitän
00.00.1960: Fregattenkapitän
Career:
Crew 37 a
03.04.1937: joined the Kriegsmarine
00.04.1940-02.02.1942: Leutnant zur See, assigned to 2. Staffel, Küsten-Flieger-Gruppe 606
01.09.1941: promoted to Oberleutnant zur See
15.03.1942: transferred from the Seeflieger back to the Kriegsmarine and sent for U-boat training - U-Wachoffizierslehrgang, 1. U-Lehrdivision, Pillau
08.06.1942: Torpedolehrgang für U-Torpedooffiziere, Torpedoschule, Flensburg-Mürwik
03.08.1942: Nachrichtenlehrgang für U-Wachoffiziere, Nachrichtenschule, Flensburg-Mürwik
31.08.1942: U-Flaklehrgang, Schiffsartillerieschule, Saßnitz
27.09.1942-00.02.1943: I. Wachoffizier, U 572
01.03.1943: Kommandanten-Lehrgang, 43. Kommandanten-Schießlehrgang, 24. U-Flottille, Memel
00.04.1943: Baubelehrung, U 472, 1. Kriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung, Kiel
26.05.1943-04.03.1944: Kommandant, U 472 Typ VII C - 1 patrol, 10 days
04.03.1944: U 472 sighted and attacked by a Swordfish "B" of the Convoy RA-57 with two bombs hitting the hull while sailing on the surface in the Barents Sea south-east of Bear Island - U-472 lost oil and ran constantly out of control and sunk when destroyer HMS ONSLAUGHT opened fire - survivors went into the rubber boats and were picked up by the destroyer - only 27 men could be rescued from the ice-cold water (26 KIA)
05.03.1944-29.11.1947: British POW, Camp 174 Norton, Camp-Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England
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Flugzeugbeobachterabzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant zur See (Sub-lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant zur See (Sub-lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant zur See (Sub-lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- April 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant zur See (Sub-lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See
- Awarded on:
- 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See
- Unit:
- Beobachter
- Awarded on:
- April 13th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See
- Awarded on:
- February 13th, 1943
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