Dietrich Sachse

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew X/39)


Successes
1 ship sunk, total tonnage 2,360 GRT

Born  22 Aug 1917 Gipstal
Died  20 Aug 1944(26)English Channel


Kriegsmarine Crew photo

Ranks

16 Sep 1939 Offiziersanwärter
1 Jul 1940 Fähnrich zur See
1 Jul 1941 Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Mar 1942 Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1943 Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-1162 15 Sep 1943 1 Dec 1943   No war patrols 
U-28 2 Dec 1943 17 Mar 1944   No war patrols 
U-413 20 Apr 1944 20 Aug 1944  (+)  2 patrols (23 days) 

Patrol info for Dietrich Sachse

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-413 6 Jun 1944  Brest  9 Jun 1944  Brest  Patrol 1,4 days
2. U-413 2 Aug 1944  Brest  20 Aug 1944  Sunk  Patrol 2,19 days
2 patrols, 23 days at sea

Ships hit by Dietrich Sachse

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
19 Aug 1944U-413 Saint Enogat2,360brETC-70
 2,360

1 ship sunk (2,360 tons).


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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