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Friedrich Deetz

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 35)


Successes
2 ships sunk for a total of 11.313 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 291 tons (lost aboard transport ships)

Born  11 Sep, 1916Berlin
Died  8 Jan, 1944North Atlantic

Ranks

1 Jun, 1942Kapitänleutnant
1 Jan, 1944Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-75728 Feb, 1942 - 8 Jan, 1944 (+)  9 patrols (151 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-757 15 Sep, 1942  Kiel 16 Sep, 1942  Kristiansand  2 days
2. U-757 18 Sep, 1942  Kristiansand 19 Sep, 1942  Bergen  2 days
3. U-757 26 Sep, 1942  Bergen 24 Oct, 1942  St. Nazaire Patrol,29 days
4. U-757 12 Dec, 1942  St. Nazaire 25 Dec, 1942  St. Nazaire Patrol,14 days
5. U-757 22 Feb, 1943  St. Nazaire 18 Mar, 1943  St. Nazaire Patrol,25 days
6. U-757 7 Jul, 1943  St. Nazaire 4 Sep, 1943  St. Nazaire Patrol,60 days
7. U-757 31 Oct, 1943  St. Nazaire 2 Nov, 1943  St. Nazaire Patrol,3 days
8. U-757 16 Nov, 1943  St. Nazaire 18 Nov, 1943  St. Nazaire Patrol,3 days
9. U-757 20 Nov, 1943  St. Nazaire 22 Nov, 1943  St. Nazaire Patrol,3 days
10. U-757 29 Nov, 1943  St. Nazaire 1 Dec, 1943  St. Nazaire Patrol,3 days
11. U-757 29 Dec, 1943  St. Nazaire 8 Jan, 1944  Sunk Patrol,11 days

9 patrols, 151 days at sea

Ships hit by Friedrich Deetz


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
11 Mar, 1943 U-757HMS LCT-2398 [Trans.]291 br HX-228 
11 Mar, 1943 U-757William C. Gorgas7.197 am HX-228 
7 Aug, 1943 U-757Fernhill4.116 nw OS-52 
 11.604

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.
[Trans.] indicates the vessel was lost while being transported on another vessel.


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