Heinz Riedel
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew XII/39)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 30 Dec 1921 | | Rienberg, Moldau |
| Died | 5 Apr 1945 | (23) | Irish Sea |
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Heinz Riedel
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| 1 Dec 1939 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Nov 1940 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Nov 1941 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 May 1942 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Dec 1943 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-242 | Feb, 1945 | 5 Apr 1945 (+) | 1 patrol (33 days) |
Patrol info for Heinz Riedel
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-242 |
23 Feb 1945 | Kiel |
25 Feb 1945 | Horten |
| 3 days | |
| 2. |
U-242 |
28 Feb 1945 | Horten |
1 Mar 1945 | Kristiansand |
| 2 days | |
| 3. |
U-242 |
4 Mar 1945 | Kristiansand |
5 Apr 1945 | Sunk |
Patrol 1, | 33 days | |
Ships hit by Heinz Riedel
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.
