Heinz von Reiche
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 29)
Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 210 GRT |
| Born | 18 Mar 1908 | | Fürstenwalde |
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| 1 Apr 1929 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jan 1931 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1933 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1933 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Jun 1935 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Aug 1938 | Kapitänleutnant | | 1 Apr 1943 | Korvettenkapitän |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-17 | 2 Nov 1937 | 11 Sep 1939 | 1 patrol (9 days) |
Patrol info for Heinz von Reiche
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-17 |
31 Aug 1939 | Wilhelmshaven |
8 Sep 1939 | Wilhelmshaven |
Patrol 1, | 9 days | |
| 2. |
U-17 |
9 Sep 1939 | Wilhelmshaven |
10 Sep 1939 | Kiel |
| 2 days | |
Ships hit by Heinz von Reiche
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
| 14 Sep 1939 | U-17 | | Hawarden Castle [Mine] | 210 |  | br | |
| | 210 | |
1 ship sunk (210 tons). Legend [Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat. |
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.