Erich Dobberstein
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)
| Successes 1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 2,385 GRT 1 ship a total loss for a total of 7,058 GRT 1 warship a total loss for a total of 925 tons |
| Born | 15 Dec 1919 | Landsberg, Warthe | |
| Died | 29 Jun 1944 | (24) | English Channel |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-988 | 15 Jul 1943 | 29 Jun 1944 (+) | 1 patrol (39 days) |
Patrol info for Erich Dobberstein
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
| 1. | U-988 | 11 May 1944 | Kiel | 13 May 1944 | Marviken | 3 days | ||
| 2. | U-988 | 22 May 1944 | Marviken | 29 Jun 1944 | Sunk | Patrol 1, | 39 days | |
Ships hit by Erich Dobberstein
| Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 1944 | U-988 | HMS Pink (K 137) (t.) | 925 |  | br | ||
| 28 Jun 1944 | U-988 |  | HMS Maid of Orleans | 2,385 | | br | FXP-18 |
| 29 Jun 1944 | U-988 | Empire Portia (t.) | 7,058 | | br | FTM-22 | |
| 10,368 | |||||||
3 ships sunk (10,368 tons). Legend | |||||||
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.