Leopold Koch
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37b)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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Born | 15 Sep 1918 | | Sohlbach, Siegerland |
Died | 20 Apr 1945 | (26) | |
Kriegsmarine Crew photo
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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 |
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U-boat Commands
U-boat | From | To | |
U-382 | 1 Apr 1943 | 14 Nov 1943 | 2 patrols (98 days) |
Leopold Koch died in a land-mine explosion on 20 April 1945 (Busch & Röll, 1999).
Patrol info for Leopold Koch
| U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
1. |
U-258 |
10 Jan 1943 | La Pallice |
4 Mar 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 1, | 54 days | |
2. |
U-382 |
8 Apr 1943 | Lorient |
24 Apr 1943 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 2, | 17 days | |
3. |
U-382 |
19 Jun 1943 | St. Nazaire |
7 Sep 1943 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 3, | 81 days | |
3 patrols, 152 days at sea | |
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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