Hans-Heinz Linder
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 33)
Successes
7 ships sunk for a total of 24,811 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 8,882 GRT |
| Born | 11 Feb 1913 | | Otterberg, Kaiserslautern |
| Died | 10 Sep 1944 | (31) | |
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| 1 Oct 1940 | Kapitänleutnant | | 1 Sep 1944 | Korvettenkapitän |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-18 | 3 Sep 1940 | 17 Dec 1940 | No war patrols |
| U-202 | 22 Mar 1941 | 1 Sep 1942 | 6 patrols (236 days) |
Patrol info for Hans-Heinz Linder
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-202 |
17 Jun 1941 | Kiel |
23 Jul 1941 | Brest |
Patrol 1, | 37 days | |
| 2. |
U-202 |
11 Aug 1941 | Brest |
17 Sep 1941 | Brest |
Patrol 2, | 38 days | |
| 3. |
U-202 |
16 Oct 1941 | Brest |
13 Nov 1941 | Brest |
Patrol 3, | 29 days | |
| 4. |
U-202 |
13 Dec 1941 | Brest |
27 Dec 1941 | Brest |
Patrol 4, | 15 days | |
| 5. |
U-202 |
1 Mar 1942 | Brest |
26 Apr 1942 | Brest |
Patrol 5, | 57 days | |
| 6. |
U-202 |
27 May 1942 | Brest |
25 Jul 1942 | Brest |
Patrol 6, | 60 days | |
| 6 patrols, 236 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Hans-Heinz Linder
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * |
| 27 Aug, 1941 | U-202 |
Ladylove | 230 |
 | br |
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| 11 Sep, 1941 | U-202 |
Scania | 1,999 |
 | sw |
SC-42 | |
| 3 Nov, 1941 | U-202 |
Flynderborg | 2,022 |
| br |
SC-52 | |
| 3 Nov, 1941 | U-202 |
Gretavale | 4,586 |
| br |
SC-52 | |
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| 22 Mar, 1942 | U-202 |
Athelviscount | 8,882 |
| br |
| damaged |
| 1 Apr, 1942 | U-202 |
Loch Don | 5,249 |
| br |
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| 22 Jun, 1942 | U-202 |
Rio Tercero | 4,864 |
 | ar |
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| 1 Jul, 1942 | U-202 |
City of Birmingham | 5,861 |
 | am |
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| | 33,693 | |
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.
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Books dealing with this subject include:
The Night Boat. McCammon, Robert R., 1990.
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Decorations and ranks information is in many cases not complete. If you can help on any of those missing that would be great.
