| Born | 21 Nov 1915 | Bremen | |
| Died | 8 Jan 1944 | (28) | Bay of Biscay |
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Ranks
Decorations |
U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
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| U-416 | 4 Nov 1942 | 30 Mar 1943 | No war patrols |
| U-426 | 12 May 1943 | 8 Jan 1944 (+) | 2 patrols (62 days) |
Crew of 1936
Christian Reich was one of the Kriegsmarine's famous Olympia Crew. This Crew chose the Olympic rings as their symbol (the 1936 Olympic games were held in Berlin). It was the largest Crew, and produced more U-boat commanders than any other – of the 164 who 'graduated', 140 took command during the war.
Patrol info for Christian Reich
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
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| 1. | U-426 | 14 Sep 1943 | Kiel | 17 Sep 1943 | Bergen | 4 days | ||
| 2. | U-426 | 5 Oct 1943 | Bergen | 29 Nov 1943 | Brest | Patrol 1, | 56 days | |
| 3. | U-426 | 3 Jan 1944 | Brest | 8 Jan 1944 | Sunk | Patrol 2, | 6 days | |
| 2 patrols, 62 days at sea | ||||||||
Ships hit by Christian Reich
| Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 1943 | U-426 |  | Essex Lance | 6,625 |  | br | ONS-20 | |
| 6,625 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (6,625 tons). Legend | ||||||||
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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