Franz-Georg Reschke
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 29)
Successes 1 warship sunk, total tonnage 5,450 tons |
Born | 26 May 1908 | | Schnittken |
Died | 1 Dec 1996 | (88) | Felde, Germany |
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1 Apr 1929 | | Offiziersanwärter | 10 Oct 1929 | | Seekadett | 1 Jan 1931 | | Fähnrich zur See | 1 Apr 1933 | | Oberfähnrich zur See | 1 Oct 1933 | | Leutnant zur See | 1 Jun 1935 | | Oberleutnant zur See | 1 Oct 1938 | | Kapitänleutnant | 1 Apr 1943 | | Korvettenkapitän |
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U-boat Commands
U-boat | From | To | |
U-205 | 3 May 1941 | 19 Oct 1942 | 8 patrols (225 days) |
Patrol info for Franz-Georg Reschke
| U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
1. |
U-205 |
24 Jul 1941 | Trondheim |
23 Aug 1941 | Lorient |
Patrol 1, | 31 days | |
2. |
U-205 |
23 Sep 1941 | Lorient |
2 Oct 1941 | Lorient |
Patrol 2, | 10 days | |
3. |
U-205 |
3 Nov 1941 | Lorient |
10 Dec 1941 | La Spezia |
Patrol 3, | 38 days | |
4. |
U-205 |
5 Jan 1942 | La Spezia |
10 Feb 1942 | La Spezia |
Patrol 4, | 37 days | |
5. |
U-205 |
17 Mar 1942 | La Spezia |
6 Apr 1942 | La Spezia |
Patrol 5, | 21 days | |
6. |
U-205 |
6 May 1942 | La Spezia |
8 Jun 1942 | Salamis |
Patrol 6, | 34 days | |
7. |
U-205 |
11 Jun 1942 | Salamis |
23 Jun 1942 | La Spezia |
Patrol 7, | 13 days | |
8. |
U-205 |
3 Aug 1942 | La Spezia |
12 Sep 1942 | Pola |
Patrol 8, | 41 days | |
8 patrols, 225 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Franz-Georg Reschke
Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
16 Jun 1942 | U-205 | | HMS Hermione (74) | 5,450 | | br | MW-11 |
| 5,450 | |
1 ship sunk (5,450 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. |
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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