Detlef von Lehsten
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37b)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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Born | 14 Aug 1917 | | Hamburg |
Died | 16 Mar 1984 | (66) | |
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 | 18 Feb 1945 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
U-boat | From | To | |
U-373 | 26 Sep 1943 | 8 Jun 1944 | 4 patrols (71 days) |
U-3508 | 2 Nov 1944 | 4 Mar 1945 | No war patrols |
U-3044 | 26 Apr 1945 | 5 May 1945 | No war patrols |
Patrol info for Detlef von Lehsten
| U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
1. |
U-373 |
27 Sep 1943 | La Pallice |
29 Sep 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 1, | 3 days | |
2. |
U-373 |
2 Oct 1943 | La Pallice |
4 Oct 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 1, | 3 days | |
3. |
U-373 |
6 Oct 1943 | La Pallice |
26 Nov 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 1, | 52 days | |
4. |
U-373 |
26 Dec 1943 | La Pallice |
28 Dec 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 2, | 3 days | |
5. |
U-373 |
1 Jan 1944 | La Pallice |
5 Jan 1944 | Brest |
Patrol 2, | 5 days | |
6. |
U-373 |
16 Mar 1944 | Brest |
18 Mar 1944 | Brest |
Patrol 3, | 3 days | |
7. |
U-373 |
7 Jun 1944 | Brest |
8 Jun 1944 | Sunk |
Patrol 4, | 2 days | |
4 patrols, 71 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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