Hans-Dieter Heinicke
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 33)
Successes 4 ships sunk, total tonnage 15,450 GRT 2 ships damaged, total tonnage 19,457 GRT |
Born | 18 May 1913 | | Gera, Thüringen |
Died | 15 Jul 1942 | (29) | Cape Hatteras, US coast |
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1 Apr 1933 | | Offiziersanwärter | 1 Jul 1934 | | Fähnrich zur See | 1 Apr 1936 | | Oberfähnrich zur See | 1 Oct 1936 | | Leutnant zur See | 1 Jun 1938 | | Oberleutnant zur See | 1 Apr 1941 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
U-boat | From | To | |
U-576 | 26 Jun 1941 | 15 Jul 1942 (+) | 5 patrols (163 days) |
Patrol info for Hans-Dieter Heinicke
| U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
1. |
U-576 |
27 Sep 1941 | Kiel |
29 Sep 1941 | Bergen |
| 3 days | |
2. |
U-576 |
30 Sep 1941 | Bergen |
5 Oct 1941 | Kirkenes |
| 6 days | |
3. |
U-576 |
6 Oct 1941 | Kirkenes |
5 Nov 1941 | Kirkenes |
Patrol 1, | 31 days | |
4. |
U-576 |
8 Nov 1941 | Kirkenes |
12 Nov 1941 | Bergen |
| 5 days | |
5. |
U-576 |
11 Dec 1941 | Bergen |
23 Dec 1941 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 2, | 13 days | |
6. |
U-576 |
20 Jan 1942 | St. Nazaire |
28 Feb 1942 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 3, | 40 days | |
7. |
U-576 |
29 Mar 1942 | St. Nazaire |
16 May 1942 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 4, | 49 days | |
8. |
U-576 |
16 Jun 1942 | St. Nazaire |
15 Jul 1942 | Sunk |
Patrol 5, | 30 days | |
5 patrols, 163 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Hans-Dieter Heinicke
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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