Hans-Erwin Reith
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew X/39)
Successes
1 warship sunk for a total of 590 tons |
| Born | 17 Jan 1920 | | Lüneburg |
| Died | 6 Sep 1987 | (67) | |
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| 16 Sep 1939 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1940 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1941 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Mar 1942 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1942 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1943 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-190 | 6 Jul 1944 | 12 May 1945 | 2 patrols (134 days, * did not finish patrol) |
Patrol info for Hans-Erwin Reith
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-190 |
17 Aug 1944 | Lorient |
4 Oct 1944 | Flensburg |
Patrol 1, | 49 days | |
| 2. |
U-190 |
10 Feb 1945 | Kiel |
14 Feb 1945 | Horten |
| 5 days | |
| 3. |
U-190 |
19 Feb 1945 | Horten |
14 May 1945 | St.Johns, Canada |
Patrol 2, | 85 days | |
| 2 patrols, 134 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Hans-Erwin Reith
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
|---|
| 16 Apr 1945 | U-190 |  | HMCS Esquimalt (J 272) | 590 |  | ca | |
| | 590 | |
1 ship sunk (590 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.
