Dietrich von der Ropp

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 29)



No ships sunk or damaged.


Born  27 Jul 1909 Mitau, Latvia
Died  8 Oct 1939(30)English Channel


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Ranks

1 Apr 1929 Offiziersanwärter
10 Oct 1929 Seekadett
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

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-12 1 Oct 1937 8 Oct 1939  (+)  2 patrols (32 days) 

Patrol info for Dietrich von der Ropp

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-12 25 Aug 1939  Wilhelmshaven  9 Sep 1939  Kiel  Patrol 1,16 days
2. U-12 18 Sep 1939  Kiel  19 Sep 1939  Wilhelmshaven   2 days
3. U-12 23 Sep 1939  Wilhelmshaven  8 Oct 1939  Sunk  Patrol 2,16 days
2 patrols, 32 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.

Media links


German U-boat Commanders of World War II

Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim

Listing of all U-boat commanders


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