Ulrich Pietsch
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
Successes 1 warship sunk for a total of 1,350 tons |
| Born | 5 Dec 1915 | | Laurahütte, Upper Silesia |
| Died | 22 Aug 1944 | (28) | Barents Sea |
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| 3 Apr 1936 | Offiziersanwärter | | 10 Sep 1936 | Seekadett | | 1 May 1937 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1938 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1938 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1940 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1943 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-344 | 26 Mar 1943 | 22 Aug 1944 (+) | 3 patrols (67 days) |
Patrol info for Ulrich Pietsch
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-344 |
27 Apr 1944 | Kiel |
1 May 1944 | Flekkefjord |
| 5 days | |
| 2. |
U-344 |
14 May 1944 | Flekkefjord |
15 May 1944 | Bergen |
| 2 days | |
| 3. |
U-344 |
20 May 1944 | Bergen |
27 May 1944 | Narvik |
Patrol 1, | 8 days | |
| 4. |
U-344 |
31 May 1944 | Narvik |
8 Jul 1944 | Bogenbucht |
Patrol 2, | 39 days | |
| 5. |
U-344 |
3 Aug 1944 | Bogenbucht |
22 Aug 1944 | Sunk |
Patrol 3, | 20 days | |
| 3 patrols, 67 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Ulrich Pietsch
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
| 21 Aug 1944 | U-344 | | HMS Kite (U 87) | 1,350 |  | br | JW-59 |
| | 1,350 | |
1 ship sunk (1,350 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.