Heinrich von Holleben

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)

Successes
1 ship sunk, total tonnage 1,152 GRT
1 warship a total loss, total tonnage 1,300 tons

Born	13 Mar 1919		Vina del Mar, Chile
Died	26 Jan 1945	(25)	south of Isle of Man

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-1051	4 Mar 1944	26 Jan 1945 (+)	1 patrol (30 days)

Patrol info for Heinrich von Holleben

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-1051	18 Dec 1944	Kiel	23 Dec 1944	Horten		6 days
2.	U-1051	28 Dec 1944	Horten	26 Jan 1945	Sunk	Patrol 1,	30 days

Ships hit by Heinrich von Holleben

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Tons
21 Jan 1945	U-1051	Galatea	1,152	nw
26 Jan 1945	U-1051	HMS Manners (K 568) (t.)	1,300	br
			2,452
2 ships sunk (2,452 tons). Legend (t.) means the ship was a total loss (included in ships & tonnage lost).

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.