Dietrich Giersberg
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37a)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 26 Nov, 1917 | Berlin-Dahlem |
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Dietrich Giersberg
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| 1 Apr, 1944 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-419 | 18 Nov, 1942 | - | 8 Oct, 1943 | 1 patrol (26 days) |
Personal information
When the boat was sunk it was reported that about 15 survivors were in the water but Giersberg, the captain, was the only survivor. He suffered a broken leg and was rescued by the destroyer Orwell. (Blair, Clay. 1998. Hitler's U-boat War, vol 2, page 430).
Patrol info
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | |
| 1. |
U-419
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31 Aug, 1943 | Kiel | 3 Sep, 1943 | Bergen | | 4 days |
| 2. |
U-419
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13 Sep, 1943 | Bergen | 8 Oct, 1943 | Sunk | Patrol | 26 days |
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