Werner Pietzsch
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)
Successes
1 ship sunk, total tonnage 5,848 GRT |
| Born | 30 Apr 1917 | | Potsdam |
| Died | 5 Jun 2002 | (85) | |
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| 5 Apr 1935 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1936 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jan 1938 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1934 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1939 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Jul 1942 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-523 | 25 Jun 1942 | 25 Aug 1943 | 4 patrols (85 days) |
Patrol info for Werner Pietzsch
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-523 |
9 Feb 1943 | Kiel |
16 Apr 1943 | Lorient |
Patrol 1, | 67 days | |
| 2. |
U-523 |
22 May 1943 | Lorient |
26 May 1943 | Lorient |
Patrol 2, | 5 days | |
| 3. |
U-523 |
1 Aug 1943 | Lorient |
3 Aug 1943 | Lorient |
Patrol 3, | 3 days | |
| 4. |
U-523 |
16 Aug 1943 | Lorient |
25 Aug 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 4, | 10 days | |
| 4 patrols, 85 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Werner Pietzsch
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
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| 19 Mar 1943 | U-523 |  | Mathew Luckenbach | 5,848 |  | am | HX-229 |
| | 5,848 | |
1 ship sunk (5,848 tons). Legend
We have a picture of this vessel. |
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.
