Ernst Heydemann

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 36)

Successes
1 ship sunk, total tonnage 14,547 GRT
3 warships sunk, total tonnage 873 tons (lost aboard transport ships)

Born	20 Jun 1916		Günstrow, Mecklenburg
Died	19 Feb 1943	(26)	Bay of Biscay

Kriegsmarine crew book photo

Ranks

3 Apr 1936		Offiziersanwärter
10 Sep 1936		Seekadett
1 May 1937		Fähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1938		Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1940		Oberleutnant zur See

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-17	16 Oct 1941	31 May 1942	No war patrols
U-268	29 Jul 1942	19 Feb 1943 (+)	1 patrol (41 days)

Patrol info for Ernst Heydemann

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-268	2 Jan 1943	Kiel	7 Jan 1943	Bergen		6 days
2.	U-268	10 Jan 1943	Bergen	19 Feb 1943	Sunk	Patrol 1,	41 days

Ships hit by Ernst Heydemann

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Tons		Convoy
17 Jan 1943	U-268	HMS LCT-2239 [Trans.]	291	br	HX-222
17 Jan 1943	U-268	HMS LCT-2267 [Trans.]	291	br	HX-222
17 Jan 1943	U-268	HMS LCT-2344 [Trans.]	291	br	HX-222
17 Jan 1943	U-268	Vestfold	14,547	pa	HX-222
			15,420
4 ships sunk (15,420 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. [Trans.] indicates the vessel was lost while being transported on another vessel.

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.