Erich Müller-Bethke
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37b)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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Born | 23 Jul 1917 | | Wesermünde, Lehe |
Died | 17 Feb 1945 | (27) | North Sea |
Kriegsmarine Crew photo
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9 Oct 1937 | | Offiziersanwärter | 28 Jun 1938 | | Kadett der Marinewaffenwesen | 1 Apr 1939 | | Fähnrich der Marinewaffenwesen | 1 Mar 1940 | | Oberfähnrich der Marinewaffenwesen | 1 May 1940 | | Leutnant der Marinewaffenwesen | 1 Apr 1942 | | Oberleutnant der Marinewaffenwesen | 1 Jan 1945 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
U-boat | From | To | |
U-1278 | 31 May 1944 | 17 Feb 1945 (+) | 1 patrol (7 days) |
Müller-Bethke began his career in the weapons branch before transferring to being a line officer.
Patrol info for Erich Müller-Bethke
| U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
1. |
U-1278 |
31 Jan 1945 | Kiel |
2 Feb 1945 | Horten |
| 3 days | |
2. |
U-1278 |
11 Feb 1945 | Horten |
17 Feb 1945 | Sunk |
Patrol 1, | 7 days | |
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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