Heinrich Riedel

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew XII/39)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	30 Dec 1921		Rienberg, Moldau
Died	5 Apr 1945	(23)	Irish Sea

Ranks

1 Dec 1939		Offiziersanwärter
1 Nov 1940		Fähnrich zur See
1 Nov 1941		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1942		Leutnant zur See
1 Dec 1943		Oberleutnant zur See

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-242	Feb, 1945	5 Apr 1945 (+)	1 patrol (33 days)

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Patrol info for Heinrich Riedel

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-242	23 Feb 1945	Kiel	25 Feb 1945	Horten		3 days
2.	U-242	28 Feb 1945	Horten	1 Mar 1945	Kristiansand		2 days
3.	U-242	4 Mar 1945	Kristiansand	5 Apr 1945	Sunk	Patrol 1,	33 days

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.