Hans-Wilhelm von Dresky
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 29)
| Successes 10 ships sunk for a total of 19.261 GRT 1 ship a total loss for a total of 3.670 GRT |
| Born | 27 Jan, 1908 | Halle an der Saale |
| Died | 12 Feb, 1940 | Firth of Clyde |
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Ranks
Decorations |
U-boat Commands
| U-4 | 30 Sep, 1937 | - | 28 Oct, 1938 | No war patrols |
| U-33 | 29 Oct, 1938 | - | 12 Feb, 1940 (+) | 3 patrols (78 days) |
Patrol info
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | |||||
| 1. | U-33 | 19 Aug, 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 28 Sep, 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | Patrol, | 41 days |
| 2. | U-33 | 29 Oct, 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 26 Nov, 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | Patrol, | 29 days |
| 3. | U-33 | 5 Feb, 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 12 Feb, 1940 | Sunk | Patrol, | 8 days |
| 3 patrols, 78 days at sea | |||||||
Ships hit by Hans-Wilhelm von Dresky
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * | |
| 7 Sep, 1939 | U-33 | Olivegrove | 4.060 |  | br | ||
| 16 Sep, 1939 | U-33 | Arkleside | 1.567 | | br | ||
| 24 Sep, 1939 | U-33 | Caldew | 287 | | br | ||
| 20 Nov, 1939 | U-33 | Delphine | 250 | | br | ||
| 20 Nov, 1939 | U-33 | Sea Sweeper | 329 | | br | ||
| 20 Nov, 1939 | U-33 | Thomas Hankins | 276 | | br | ||
| 21 Nov, 1939 | U-33 | Sulby | 287 | | br | ||
| 21 Nov, 1939 | U-33 | William Humphries | 276 | | br | ||
| 23 Nov, 1939 | U-33 | Borkum | 3.670 |  | dt | total loss | |
| 25 Dec, 1939 | U-33 | Stanholme [Mine] | 2.473 | | br | ||
| 16 Jan, 1940 | U-33 | Inverdargle [Mine] | 9.456 | | br | ||
| 22.931 | |||||||
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. | |||||||
Decorations and ranks information is in many cases not complete. If you can help on any of those missing that would be great.