Dietrich Knorr

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 31)


Successes
5 ships sunk for a total of 26,296 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 4,724 GRT

Born  13 Feb 1912 Dessau
Died  20 Aug 1940(28)Bay of Biscay

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Dietrich Knorr
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Ranks

1 Apr 1931Offiziersanwärter
1 Jan 1933Fähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1935Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1935Leutnant zur See
1 Jan 1937Oberleutnant zur See
1 Oct 1939Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-53 24 Jun 1939 Aug, 1939   No war patrols 
U-51 15 Jan 1940 20 Aug 1940  (+)  4 patrols (108 days) 

Patrol info for Dietrich Knorr


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-51 17 Jan 1940  Kiel  8 Feb 1940  Wilhelmshaven  Patrol 1,23 days
2. U-51 11 Mar 1940  Wilhelmshaven  22 Apr 1940  Kiel  Patrol 2,43 days
3. U-51 6 Jun 1940  Kiel  5 Jul 1940  Kiel  Patrol 3,30 days
4. U-51 9 Aug 1940  Kiel  20 Aug 1940  Sunk  Patrol 4,12 days
4 patrols, 108 days at sea

Ships hit by Dietrich Knorr

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
22 Jan 1940U-51 Gothia1,640sw
29 Jan 1940U-51 Eika1,503nw
25 Jun 1940U-51 Saranac12,049brOA-172
25 Jun 1940U-51 Windsorwood5,395brOA-172
29 Jun 1940U-51 HMS Edgehill (X 39)4,724br
15 Aug 1940U-51 Sylvafield5,709brHX-62
 31,020

6 ships sunk (31,020 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.

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