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Heinz Blischke

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)


Successes
1 ship sunk for a total of 7,359 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 1,625 tons
1 warship damaged for a total of 1,625 tons

Born  1 Sep 1919 Schwiebus, Silesia
Died  6 Mar 1944(24)North Atlantic

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Ranks

1 Oct 1938Offiziersanwärter
1 Jul 1939Seekadett
1 Dec 1939Fähnrich zur See
1 Aug 1940Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1941Leutnant zur See
1 Apr 1943Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

7 Oct 1942Iron Cross 2nd Class
23 Nov 1942U-boat War Badge 1939
Jan 1944Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-744 5 Jun 1943 6 Mar 1944  (+)  2 patrols (57 days) 

Patrol info for Heinz Blischke


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-744 2 Dec 1943  Kiel  15 Jan 1944  Brest  Patrol 1,45 days
2. U-744 24 Feb 1944  Brest  6 Mar 1944  Sunk  Patrol 2,12 days
2 patrols, 57 days at sea

Ships hit by Heinz Blischke

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
3 Jan 1944U-744 Empire Housman7,359brON-217
2 Mar 1944U-744 HMS LST-324 (d.)1,625brMKS-40
2 Mar 1944U-744 HMS LST-3621,625brMKS-40
 10,609

2 ships sunk (8,984 tons) and 1 ship damaged (1,625 tons).

Legend
(d.) means the ship was damaged.


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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