Hans-Erwin Reith
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew X/39)
Successes
1 warship sunk for a total of 590 tons |
| Born | 17 Jan 1920 | | Lüneburg |
| Died | 6 Sep 1987 | (67) | |
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| 1 Oct 1942 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-190 | 6 Jul 1944 | 12 May 1945 | 2 patrols (134 days, * did not finish patrol) |
Patrol info for Hans-Erwin Reith
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-190 |
17 Aug 1944 | Lorient |
4 Oct 1944 | Flensburg |
Patrol 1, | 49 days | |
| 2. |
U-190 |
10 Feb 1945 | Kiel |
14 Feb 1945 | Horten |
| 5 days | |
| 3. |
U-190 |
19 Feb 1945 | Horten |
14 May 1945 | St.Johns, Canada |
Patrol 2, | 85 days | |
| 2 patrols, 134 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Hans-Erwin Reith
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * |
| 16 Apr, 1945 | U-190 |
HMCS Esquimalt (J 272) | 590 |
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| | 590 | |
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.
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