Ralf-Reimar Wolfram

Summary

Ralf-Reimar Wolfram (31 March 1912 – 9 February 1945) was a Korvettenkapitän (lieutenant commander) during World War II. During his career he commanded two U-boats for a total of 118 days at sea spanning four patrols. During his third patrol he sank the SS Robert Gray, an American liberty ship. Robert Gray was a straggler from convoy HX 234 en route to Britain.

Ralf-Reimar Wolfram
Korvettenkapitän Ralf-Reimar Wolfram
Born31 March 1912 (1912-03-31)
Wilhelmshaven, Province of Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died9 February 1945 (1945-02-10) (aged 32)
U-864, Norwegian Sea
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branch Kriegsmarine
RankKorvettenkapitän
Commands heldU-108
U-864
Battles/wars

For Wolfram's fourth patrol, he commanded U-864 during Operation Caesar. He was killed when U-864 was sunk by the British submarine Venturer. This was the only known instance of one submerged submarine sinking another submerged submarine. U-864 remains Wolfram's grave to this day.

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  • Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999b). German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-186-6.

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