Heinrich Grote

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	9 Nov 1920		Lingen, Ems
Died	25 Oct 1995	(74)	Hamburg, Germany

Kriegsmarine Crew photo

Ranks

1 Oct 1938		Offiziersanwärter
1 Jul 1939		Seekadett
1 Dec 1939		Fähnrich zur See
1 Aug 1940		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1941		Leutnant zur See
1 Jan 1943		Oberleutnant zur See

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-3516	Mar, 1945	2 May 1945	No war patrols

After the war he joined the post-war German Navy, Bundesmarine, and later retired as Flottillenadmiral (e. Commodore or Rear ADmiral).

Special thanks to Mr. Fernando Almeida for details on date of death and post-war career.

Patrol info for Heinrich Grote

This commander did not go out on patrols with his boats.

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.