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Diethelm Balke

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37b)



No ships sunk or damaged.


Born  22 Sep, 1919

Ranks

9 Oct, 1937Offiziersanwärter
1 Apr, 1939Fähnrich zur See
1 Mar, 1940Oberfähnrich zur See
1 May, 1940Leutnant zur See
1 Apr, 1942Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jan, 1945Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

1941Iron Cross 2nd Class
1941Luftwaffe Observer Badge
May, 1943U-boat War Badge 1939

U-boat Commands

U-99129 Jul, 1943 - 8 May, 1945  1 patrol (73 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-991 5 Oct, 1944  Kiel 7 Oct, 1944  Horten  3 days
2. U-991 11 Oct, 1944  Horten 12 Oct, 1944  Kristiansand  2 days
3. U-991 15 Oct, 1944  Kristiansand 26 Dec, 1944  Bergen Patrol,73 days
4. U-991 27 Dec, 1944  Bergen 29 Dec, 1944  Marviken  3 days
5. U-991 2 Jan, 1945  Marviken 4 Jan, 1945  Flensburg  3 days
6. U-991 20 Apr, 1945  Kiel 27 Apr, 1945  Horten  8 days
7. U-991 29 Apr, 1945  Horten 4 May, 1945  Bergen, Norway  6 days

Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.

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