Richard von Harpe
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37b)
Successes
3 ships sunk, total tonnage 17,362 GRT |
| Born | 19 Aug 1917 | | Dorpat, Estonia |
| Died | 2 Mar 1945 | (27) | Baltic Sea |
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Richard von Harpe. Photo from the Harpe family
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| 9 Oct 1937 | | Offiziersanwärter | | 28 Jun 1938 | | Seekadett | | 1 Apr 1939 | | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Mar 1940 | | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 May 1940 | | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1942 | | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Jan 1945 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-129 | 12 Jul 1943 | 19 Jul 1944 | 3 patrols (276 days) |
| U-3519 | 6 Jan 1945 | 2 Mar 1945 (+) | No war patrols |
Patrol info for Richard von Harpe
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
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| 1. |
U-129 |
27 Jul 1943 | Lorient |
5 Sep 1943 | Lorient |
Patrol 1, | 41 days | |
| 2. |
U-129 |
9 Oct 1943 | Lorient |
11 Oct 1943 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 2, | 3 days | |
| 3. |
U-129 |
12 Oct 1943 | St. Nazaire |
31 Jan 1944 | Lorient |
Patrol 2, | 112 days | |
| 4. |
U-129 |
22 Mar 1944 | Lorient |
19 Jul 1944 | Lorient |
Patrol 3, | 120 days | |
| 3 patrols, 276 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Richard von Harpe
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.
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