Krankenhagen, Detlev ('M-21')
- Date of birth:
- July 3rd, 1917 (Danzig)
- Date of death:
- May 29th, 1944 (South West of Madeira Portugal)
- Buried on:
- German Submarines Memorial
Grave: UNK. - Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Crew of 1936
Promotions:
03.04.1936: Offiziersanwärter
10.09.1936: Seekadett
01.05.1937: Fähnrich zur See
01.07.1938: Oberfähnrich zur See
01.10.1938: Leutnant zur See
01.10.1940: Oberleutnant zur See
01.06.1943: Kapitänleutnant
Career:
00.12.1938-00.04.1940: 3.WO, Zerstörer "Z 11"
00.09.1940-00.02.1941: WO, 2. Minensuchflottille
00.03.1941-00.07.1942: Cdr., "M 21"
14.07.1943-29.05.1944: Cdr., "U 549" : 2 patrols (92 days)
11.01.1944-26.03.1944: Kiel to Lorient : 1 patrol (76 days)
14.05.1944-29.05.1944: Lorient to Madeira : 1 patrol (16 days)
29.05.1944: Kdt, KIA when U-549 was sunk by Hedgehog from US-Destroyer 'EUGENE E. ELMORE' South of Island Madeira, Atlantic - all hands lost (57 KIA)
Successes:
1 warship sunk, total tonnage 9,393 tons
1 warship damaged, total tonnage 1,300 tons
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Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 22nd, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 1st, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 10th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 1st, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 1st, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See
- Unit:
- Kommandant, Minensuchboot, "M 21", 2. Minensuchflottille
- Awarded on:
- June 6th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kdt, U-549
- Awarded on:
- March 30th, 1944
Sources
- Photo 1:
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
- HMA
- U 549 – U-Boot-Archiv Wiki
- Detlev Krankenhagen – U-Boot-Archiv Wiki
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