Erich Müller-Bethke
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37b)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 23 Jul 1917 | | Wesermünde, Lehe |
| Died | 17 Feb 1945 | (27) | North Sea |
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Erich Müller-Bethke
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| 9 Oct 1937 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Apr 1939 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Mar 1940 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 May 1940 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1942 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Jan 1945 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-1278 | 31 May 1944 | 17 Feb 1945 (+) | 1 patrol (7 days) |
Patrol info for Erich Müller-Bethke
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-1278 |
31 Jan 1945 | Kiel |
2 Feb 1945 | Horten |
| 3 days | |
| 2. |
U-1278 |
11 Feb 1945 | Horten |
17 Feb 1945 | Sunk |
Patrol 1, | 7 days | |
Ships hit by Erich Müller-Bethke
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.
