The Men - U-boat Commanders

Dietrich Lohmann

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 30)


Successes
4 ships sunk, total tonnage 13,815 GRT

Born  12 Oct 1909 Hamelin
Died  12 May 1943(33)North Atlantic

Ranks

1 Apr 1930 Offiziersanwärter
10 Oct 1930 Seekadett
1 Jan 1932 Fähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1934 Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1934 Leutnant zur See
1 Jun 1936 Oberleutnant zur See
1 Apr 1939 Kapitänleutnant
1 Apr 1943 Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-554 15 Jan 1941 25 Jun 1941   No war patrols 
U-579 17 Jul 1941 12 Oct 1941   No war patrols 
U-89 19 Nov 1941 12 May 1943  (+)  5 patrols (220 days) 

Patrol info for Dietrich Lohmann

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-89 14 May 1942  Kiel  27 May 1942  Brest  Patrol 1,14 days
2. U-89 6 Jun 1942  Brest  21 Aug 1942  Brest  Patrol 2,77 days
3. U-89 4 Oct 1942  Brest  19 Nov 1942  Brest  Patrol 3,47 days
4. U-89 24 Jan 1943  Brest  28 Mar 1943  La Pallice  Patrol 4,64 days
5. U-89 25 Apr 1943  La Pallice  12 May 1943  Sunk  Patrol 5,18 days
5 patrols, 220 days at sea

Ships hit by Dietrich Lohmann

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
25 Jul 1942U-89 Lucille M.54ca
3 Nov 1942U-89 Jeypore5,318brSC-107
4 Nov 1942U-89 Daleby4,640brSC-107
 
7 May 1943U-89 Laconikos3,803grSL-128
 13,815

4 ships sunk (13,815 tons).

Legend
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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.

Media links


German U-boat Commanders of World War II
Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim

Listing of all U-boat commanders


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