| Born | 17 Jan, 1920 | Lüneburg |
| Died | 6 Sep, 1987 |
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Ranks
Decorations |
Patrol info
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | |||||
| 1. | U-190 | 17 Aug, 1944 | Lorient | 4 Oct, 1944 | Flensburg | Patrol, | 49 days |
| 2. | U-190 | 10 Feb, 1945 | Kiel | 14 Feb, 1945 | Horten | 5 days | |
| 3. | U-190 | 19 Feb, 1945 | Horten | 14 May, 1945 | St.Johns, Canada | Patrol, | 85 days |
| 2 patrols, 134 days at sea | |||||||
Ships hit by Hans-Erwin Reith
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * | |
| 16 Apr, 1945 | U-190 | HMCS Esquimalt (J 272) | 590 | | ca | ||
| 590 | |||||||
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. | |||||||
Decorations and ranks information is in many cases not complete. If you can help on any of those missing that would be great.

