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Heinrich Göllnitz

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 34)


Successes
1 ship sunk for a total of 5.196 GRT

Born  30 Aug, 1909Grossenhain, Saxony
Died  17 May, 1943Cape Farewell

Ranks

1 Mar, 1942Kapitänleutnant
1 May, 1943Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-65720 Dec, 1941 - 17 May, 1943 (+)  7 patrols (165 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-657 18 Mar, 1942  Hamburg 19 Mar, 1942  Hamburg  2 days
2. U-657 21 Mar, 1942  Hamburg 22 Mar, 1942  Helgoland  2 days
3. U-657 26 Mar, 1942  Helgoland 11 Apr, 1942  Trondheim Patrol,17 days
4. U-657 17 Jun, 1942  Trondheim 9 Jul, 1942  Skjomenfjord Patrol,23 days
5. U-657 23 Jul, 1942  Skjomenfjord 16 Aug, 1942  Skjomenfjord Patrol,25 days
6. U-657 17 Aug, 1942  Skjomenfjord 20 Aug, 1942  Bergen  4 days
7. U-657 22 Aug, 1942  Bergen 27 Aug, 1942  Hamburg  6 days
8. U-657 4 Nov, 1942  Hamburg 4 Nov, 1942  Kiel  1 days
9. U-657 12 Nov, 1942  Kiel 13 Nov, 1942  Kristiansand  2 days
10. U-657 14 Nov, 1942  Kristiansand 15 Nov, 1942  Bergen  2 days
11. U-657 18 Nov, 1942  Bergen 21 Nov, 1942  Narvik  4 days
12. U-657 22 Nov, 1942  Narvik 25 Dec, 1942  Narvik Patrol,34 days
13. U-657 20 Jan, 1943  Narvik 21 Jan, 1943  Tromsö  2 days
14. U-657 23 Jan, 1943  Tromsö 14 Feb, 1943  Hammerfest Patrol,23 days
15. U-657 15 Feb, 1943  Hammerfest 15 Mar, 1943  Narvik Patrol,29 days
16. U-657 16 Mar, 1943  Narvik 19 Mar, 1943  Bergen  4 days
17. U-657 24 Apr, 1943  Bergen 28 Apr, 1943  Trondheim  5 days
18. U-657 4 May, 1943  Trondheim 17 May, 1943  Sunk Patrol,14 days

7 patrols, 165 days at sea

Ships hit by Heinrich Göllnitz


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
17 May, 1943 U-657Aymeric5.196 br ONS-7 
 5.196

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


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