Heinrich von Holleben
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)
Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 1,152 GRT 1 warship a total loss for a total of 1,300 tons |
| Born | 13 Mar 1919 | | Vina del Mar, Chile |
| Died | 26 Jan 1945 | (25) | south of Isle of Man |
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| 1 Oct 1938 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1939 | Seekadett | | 1 Dec 1939 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Aug 1940 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1941 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1943 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-1051 | 4 Mar 1944 | 26 Jan 1945 (+) | 1 patrol (30 days) |
Patrol info for Heinrich von Holleben
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-1051 |
18 Dec 1944 | Kiel |
23 Dec 1944 | Horten |
| 6 days | |
| 2. |
U-1051 |
28 Dec 1944 | Horten |
26 Jan 1945 | Sunk |
Patrol 1, | 30 days | |
Ships hit by Heinrich von Holleben
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
| 21 Jan 1945 | U-1051 | | Galatea | 1,152 |  | nw | |
| 26 Jan 1945 | U-1051 | | HMS Manners (K 568) (t.) | 1,300 |  | br | |
| | 2,452 | |
2 ships sunk (2,452 tons). Legend (t.) means the ship was a total loss (included in ships & tonnage lost). |
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.