Dierk Lührs
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)
Successes
5 ships sunk for a total of 7,439 GRT |
| Born | 18 Nov 1919 | | Mannheim |
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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 Jan 1943 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-453 | 7 Dec 1943 | 21 May 1944 | 3 patrols (69 days) |
Patrol info for Dierk Lührs
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-453 |
12 Jan 1944 | Pola |
9 Feb 1944 | Salamis |
Patrol 1, | 29 days | |
| 2. |
U-453 |
8 Mar 1944 | Salamis |
25 Mar 1944 | Pola |
Patrol 2, | 18 days | |
| 3. |
U-453 |
30 Apr 1944 | Pola |
21 May 1944 | Sunk |
Patrol 3, | 22 days | |
| 3 patrols, 69 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Dierk Lührs
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.
