Date of birth:

March 24th, 1908 (Esenhausen/Württemberg, Germany)

Date of death:

May 15th, 1943 (Northeast of Havanna, Cuba)

Buried on:

German Submarines Memorial

Nationality:

German

Reiner Dierksen was killed on May 15th, 1943, when his submarine, "U 176", was sunk by the Cuban Coastal Patrol ship "CS13" at 23.21N / 80.18W, Northeast of Havana. At that moment he had sunk a total op 10 ships with a combined tonnage of 45.850BRT and damaged a ship of 7.457BRT, during 3 operational sails (216 days at sea).

Promotions:
April 1st, 1933: Offiziersanwärter;
July 1st, 1934: Fähnrich zur See;
April 1st, 1935: Leutnant zur See;
January 1st, 1937: Oberleutnant zur See;
October 1st, 1939: Kapitänleutnant;
May 1st, 1943: Korvettenkapitän.

Career:
April 1st, 1933: Reichsmarine;
October 1938: Kommandant M 5;
July 1940: Chef 32. Minensuchflottille;
March 1941: U-Boot-Ausbildung;
December 15th, 1941 - May 15th, 1943: Kommandant U 176.

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• Photo 1: Public Domain
• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - Reiner Dierksen – U-Boot-Archiv Wiki
  

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