Dietrich Gengelbach
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 34)
Successes
1 warship sunk, total tonnage 1,190 tons |
| Born | 7 Oct 1914 | | Salzwedel |
| Died | 19 Dec 1941 | (27) | North Atlantic |
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| 8 Apr 1934 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1935 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jan 1937 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1937 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1939 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Jan 1942 | Kapitänleutnant (posthumous) |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-574 | 12 Jun 1941 | 19 Dec 1941 (+) | 1 patrol (42 days) |
Patrol info for Dietrich Gengelbach
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-574 |
8 Nov 1941 | Kiel |
19 Dec 1941 | Sunk |
Patrol 1, | 42 days | |
Ships hit by Dietrich Gengelbach
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
|---|
| 19 Dec 1941 | U-574 |  | HMS Stanley (I 73) | 1,190 |  | br | HG-76 |
| | 1,190 | |
1 ship sunk (1,190 tons). Legend
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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.
