Dietrich Epp

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37a)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	9 Aug 1917		Leipzig
Died	19 Sep 1943	(26)	North Atlantic

Kriegsmarine Crew photo

Ranks

3 Apr 1937		Offiziersanwärter
21 Sep 1937		Seekadett
1 May 1938		Fähnrich zur See
1 Jul 1939		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Aug 1939		Leutnant zur See
1 Sep 1941		Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

30 Nov 1941		U-boat War Badge 1939
2 Dec 1941		Iron Cross 2nd Class

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-62	14 Apr 1942	15 Sep 1942	No war patrols
U-341	28 Nov 1942	19 Sep 1943 (+)	2 patrols (67 days)

Patrol info for Dietrich Epp

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-341	25 May 1943	Kiel	10 Jul 1943	La Pallice	Patrol 1,	47 days
2.	U-341	31 Aug 1943	La Pallice	19 Sep 1943	Sunk	Patrol 2,	20 days
2 patrols, 67 days at sea

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.