Heinz Stein

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)


Successes
1 ship sunk, total tonnage 6,983 GRT

Born  21 Aug 1913 Magdeburg
Died  13 Feb 1943(29)north-west of Lisbon, Portugal


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Ranks

14 May 1937 Fähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1938 Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1940 Oberleutnant zur See
1 Feb 1943 Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-8 5 Jun 1940 9 Jun 1940   1 patrol (3 days) 
U-554 26 Jun 1941 Mar, 1942   No war patrols 
U-620 30 Apr 1942 13 Feb 1943  (+)  2 patrols (121 days) 

Patrol info for Heinz Stein

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-8 5 Jun 1940  *at sea*  7 Jun 1940  Kiel  Patrol 1,3 days
2. U-620 12 Sep 1942  Kiel  12 Nov 1942  La Pallice  Patrol 2,62 days
3. U-620 13 Dec 1942  La Pallice  14 Dec 1942  La Pallice  Patrol 3,2 days
4. U-620 19 Dec 1942  La Pallice  13 Feb 1943  Sunk  Patrol 3,57 days
3 patrols, 124 days at sea

Ships hit by Heinz Stein

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
11 Jan 1943U-620 British Dominion6,983brTM-1
 6,983

1 ship sunk (6,983 tons).

Legend
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Media links


German U-boat Commanders of World War II

Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim

Listing of all U-boat commanders


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