| Born | 2 Jan, 1915 | Düsseldorf |
| Died | 19 Feb, 1984 |
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Ranks
Decorations |
U-boat Commands
| U-144 | 2 Oct, 1940 | - | 16 Nov, 1940 | No war patrols |
| U-76 | 3 Dec, 1940 | - | 5 Apr, 1941 | 1 patrol (9 days) |
Patrol info
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | |||||
| 1. | U-76 | 19 Mar, 1941 | Kiel | 26 Mar, 1941 | Bergen | 8 days | |
| 2. | U-76 | 28 Mar, 1941 | Bergen | 5 Apr, 1941 | Sunk | Patrol, | 9 days |
Ships hit by Friedrich von Hippel
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * | |
| 3 Apr, 1941 | U-76 | Daphne | 1.939 |  | fi | ||
| 4 Apr, 1941 | U-76 | Athenic | 5.351 |  | br | SC-26 | |
| 7.290 | |||||||
* 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.