WWI U-boat commanders

Johannes Ries

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 4/09)

Successes
7 ships sunk with a total of 13,249 GRT
3 ships damaged with a total of 14,426 GRT

Born:	8 Jul 1891	Neustadt a.d. Haardt
Died:	14 Jul 1918	English Channel

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Ranks

1 Apr 1909		Seekadett
12 Apr 1910		Fähnrich zur See
19 Sep 1912		Leutnant zur See
2 May 1915		Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
		Military Merit Order (Bavaria)
		General Honor Decoration (Hesse)

U-boat Commands

UB 17	1 Oct 1917	-	9 Jan 1918
UB 88	26 Jan 1918	-	15 Feb 1918
UC 77	30 Jan 1918	-	14 Jul 1918 (+)

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Johannes Ries

Date	U-boat		Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons	Nat.

10 Dec 1917	UB 17		Forward	Fishing vessel (smack)	40		br

7 Mar 1918	UC 77		Cliffside (d.)	Steamer	4,969		br
10 Mar 1918	UC 77		Skrymer	Steamer	1,476		nw
18 Mar 1918	UC 77		Baygitano	Steamer	3,073		br
15 Apr 1918	UC 77		City Of Winchester (d.)	Steamer	7,981		br
15 Apr 1918	UC 77		Pomeranian	Steamer	4,241		br
6 Jun 1918	UC 77		Huntsland	Steamer	2,871		br
9 Jun 1918	UC 77		Moidart	Steamer	1,303		br
10 Jun 1918	UC 77		Saint Barthelemy (d.)	Steamer	1,476		fr
14 Jun 1918	UC 77		Princess Olga	Navy Trawler	245		br
					27,675
7 ships sunk (13,249 tons) and 3 ships damaged (14,426 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged.

Media links

Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918
Dufeil, Yves

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