Klaus-Dietrich König
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37b)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 14 Nov 1915 | | Kiel |
| Died | 1 Jan 1944 | (28) | |
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| 9 Oct 1937 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Apr 1939 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Mar 1940 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 May 1940 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1942 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| UD-5 | 16 Dec 1942 | 9 Jan 1943 | No war patrols (Acting CO) |
| U-972 | 8 Apr 1943 | 1 Jan 1944 (+) | 1 patrol (33 days) |
Personal information
Missing in action.
Patrol info for Klaus-Dietrich König
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
UD-5 |
21 Dec 1942 | Lorient |
3 Jan 1943 | Bergen |
| 14 days | |
| 2. |
UD-5 |
4 Jan 1943 | Bergen |
9 Jan 1943 | Kiel |
| 6 days | |
| 3. |
U-972 |
30 Nov 1943 | Kiel |
1 Jan 1944 | |
Patrol 1, | 33 days | |
Ships hit by Klaus-Dietrich König
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.