| Born | 1 Jul 1921 | Ebenberg, Graslitz, Erzgebirge | |
| Died | 1984 | (62) |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U-2544 | 10 Mar 1945 | 5 May 1945 | No war patrols |
Rudolf Meinlschmidt was born on 1 Jul 1921 in Ebenberg, Graslitz, Erzgebirge. He joined the Kriegsmarine as part of Crew Class XII/1939 and was promoted to Oblt. on 1 Dec 1943. He completed U-boat training by Apr 1942.
He served as Second Watch Officer (IIWO) on the type VIIC boat U-223 from Jun 1942 to Nov 1943, then First Officer on same boat until Mar 1944. On this boat he went out on 6 war patrols, spending 195 days at sea.
Rudolf Meinlschmidt underwent U-boat commander's course with the 3. U-boat Training Division (3 ULD) and 23rd Flotilla from Mar 1944 to Jun 1944. U_boat commander training with 27th training flotilla from June to Aug 1944. He went through U-boat commander sea training on the type VIIC boat U-235 from Sep to Dec 1944.
He completed U-boat Familiarization (Baubelehrung) for the new type XXI boats with 8.KLA in Mar 1945. Rudolf Meinlschmidt commissioned the type XXI boat U-2544 on 10 Mar 1945. The boat was scuttled on 3 May 1945 at Kiel.
Sources
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1998). German U-boat commanders of World War II.
Patrol info for Rudolf Meinlschmidt
This commander did not go out on patrols with his boats.
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.
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