The Men - U-boat Commanders

Willi Dietrich

Oberleutnant zur See

Successes
1 warship sunk, total tonnage 1,150 tons

Born	20 Dec 1909		Marburg
Died	29 Apr 1945	(35)	Barents Sea

Ranks

1 Oct 1942		Leutnant zur See
1 Apr 1943		Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

23 Mar 1940		U-boat War Badge 1939
23 Mar 1940		Iron Cross 2nd Class
1 Dec 1940		Iron Cross 1st Class
1944		U-boat Front Clasp

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-286	5 Jun 1943	29 Apr 1945 (+)	4 patrols (119 days)

Patrol info for Willi Dietrich

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-286	10 Jun 1944	Kiel	13 Jun 1944	Flekkefjord		4 days
2.	U-286	5 Jul 1944	Flekkefjord	18 Jul 1944	Kristiansand	Patrol 1,	14 days
3.	U-286	25 Jul 1944	Kristiansand	26 Jul 1944	Bergen		2 days
4.	U-286	7 Aug 1944	Bergen	10 Aug 1944	Horten		4 days
5.	U-286	14 Aug 1944	Horten	16 Aug 1944	Bergen		3 days
6.	U-286	11 Nov 1944	Bergen	13 Nov 1944	Trondheim		3 days
7.	U-286	18 Nov 1944	Trondheim	7 Jan 1945	Harstad	Patrol 2,	51 days
8.	U-286	14 Jan 1945	Harstad	24 Feb 1945	Harstad	Patrol 3,	42 days
9.	U-286	18 Apr 1945	Harstad	29 Apr 1945	Sunk	Patrol 4,	12 days
4 patrols, 119 days at sea

Ships hit by Willi Dietrich

Date

U-boat

Name of ship

Tons

Nat.

Convoy

29 Apr 1945

HMS Goodall (K 479)

1,150

br

1,150

1 ship sunk (1,150 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.

Media links

U-Boat Attack Logs
Daniel Morgan and Bruce Taylor

amazon.co.uk
(£ 38.25)

German U-boat Commanders of World War II
Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim

Listing of all U-boat commanders

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