Johannes Liebe

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 33)


Successes
8 ships sunk for a total of 46,729 GRT

Born  8 Jul 1913 Rosswein, Saxony
Died  18 Oct 1982(69)


Ranks

1 Apr 1933Offiziersanwärter
1 Jul 1934Fähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1936Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1936Leutnant zur See
1 Jun 1938Oberleutnant zur See
1 Apr 1941Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

 Luftwaffe Observer Badge
 Iron Cross 2nd Class
 U-boat War Badge 1939
 Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-6 11 Jul 1940 Mar, 1941   No war patrols 
U-332 7 Jun 1941 27 Jan 1943   5 patrols (277 days) 

Patrol info for Johannes Liebe


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-332 30 Oct 1941  Kiel  16 Dec 1941  La Pallice  Patrol 1,48 days
2. U-332 27 Jan 1942  La Pallice  8 Feb 1942  La Pallice  Patrol 2,13 days
3. U-332 17 Feb 1942  La Pallice  10 Apr 1942  La Pallice  Patrol 3,53 days
4. U-332 24 May 1942  La Pallice  1 Aug 1942  La Pallice  Patrol 4,70 days
5. U-332 5 Sep 1942  La Pallice  6 Dec 1942  La Pallice  Patrol 5,93 days
5 patrols, 277 days at sea

Ships hit by Johannes Liebe

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
13 Mar 1942U-332 Albert F. Paul735am
13 Mar 1942U-332 Trepca5,042yu
16 Mar 1942U-332 Australia11,628am
19 Mar 1942U-332 Liberator7,720am
28 Jun 1942U-332 Raphael Semmes6,027am
19 Jul 1942U-332 Leonidas M.4,573gr
29 Sep 1942U-332 Registan6,008br
19 Oct 1942U-332 Rothley4,996br
 46,729

8 ships sunk (46,729 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.


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.

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