| Born | 2 Sep, 1904 | Zschorna, Bautzen |
| Died | 8 Oct, 1942 | off Cape Town |
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Ranks
Decorations |
U-boat Commands
| U-34 | 12 Sep, 1936 | - | 14 Feb, 1938 | No war patrols |
| U-179 | 7 Mar, 1942 | - | 8 Oct, 1942 (+) | 1 patrol (55 days) |
Ships hit by Ernst Sobe
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * | |
| 8 Oct, 1942 | U-179 | City of Athens | 6.558 |  | br | ||
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* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. | |||||||
Books dealing with this subject include: Torpedy, torpedowce i lodzie podwodne z 13 rysunkami, , 1918 |
Decorations and ranks information is in many cases not complete. If you can help on any of those missing that would be great.