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Fritz Hein

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)


Successes
2 ships sunk for a total of 7.559 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 7.176 GRT
1 ship a total loss for a total of 9.551 GRT

Born  25 Dec, 1919Gumbinnen, East Prussia
Died  22 Feb, 1945west of Cadiz

Ranks

1 Apr, 1943Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-30029 Dec, 1943 - 22 Feb, 1945 (+)  4 patrols (127 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-300 13 Jul, 1944  Kiel 15 Jul, 1944  Horten Patrol,3 days
2. U-300 18 Jul, 1944  Horten 17 Aug, 1944  Trondheim Patrol,31 days
3. U-300 4 Oct, 1944  Trondheim 2 Dec, 1944  Stavanger Patrol,60 days
4. U-300 21 Jan, 1945  Stavanger 22 Feb, 1945  Sunk Patrol,33 days

4 patrols, 127 days at sea

Ships hit by Fritz Hein


Date BoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
10 Nov, 1944 U-300Godafoss1.542 is UR-142 
10 Nov, 1944 U-300Shirvan6.017 br UR-142 
 
17 Feb, 1945 U-300Michael J. Stone7.176 am UGS-72 damaged
17 Feb, 1945 U-300Regent Lion9.551 br UGS-72 total loss
 24.286

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.



War Diaries of U-764, The
Guske, Heinz F. K.

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Die Männer von U 96, Wiebicke, Karl, 1934
Trial of Heinz Eck, August Hoffmann, Walter Weisspfennig, Hans Richard Lenz and Wolfgang Schwender (The Peleus Trial), Cameron, John (editor), 1948
U-Boat Far from Home, Stevens, David, 1997
Verdammter Atlantik, Herlin, Hans, 1994 (transl.)
Von Kolberg über La Rochelle nach Berlin, Marbach, Karl-Heinz, 1994
The War Diaries of U-764, Guske, Heinz F. K., 1996


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