Heinz Blischke

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)

Successes
1 ship sunk, total tonnage 7,359 GRT
1 warship sunk, total tonnage 1,625 tons

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

Kriegsmarine Crew photo

Ranks

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

Decorations

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

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
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		Convoy
3 Jan 1944	U-744	Empire Housman	7,359	br	ON-217
2 Mar 1944	U-744	HMS LST-362	1,625	br	MKS-40
			8,984
2 ships sunk (8,984 tons).

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.