Dietrich von der Ropp

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 29)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	27 Jul 1909		Mitau, Latvia
Died	8 Oct 1939	(30)	English Channel

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Ranks

1 Apr 1929		Offiziersanwärter
10 Oct 1929		Seekadett
1 Jan 1931		Fähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1933		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1933		Leutnant zur See
1 Jun 1935		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Aug 1938		Kapitänleutnant

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-12	1 Oct 1937	8 Oct 1939 (+)	2 patrols (32 days)

Patrol info for Dietrich von der Ropp

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-12	25 Aug 1939	Wilhelmshaven	9 Sep 1939	Kiel	Patrol 1,	16 days
2.	U-12	18 Sep 1939	Kiel	19 Sep 1939	Wilhelmshaven		2 days
3.	U-12	23 Sep 1939	Wilhelmshaven	8 Oct 1939	Sunk	Patrol 2,	16 days
2 patrols, 32 days at sea

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.