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Koch, Leopold ('U-382')

Date of birth:
September 15th, 1918 (Lölbach, Siegerland)
Date of death:
April 20th, 1945 (Bergen, Norway)
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Graves Bergen
Plot: 1. Row: 15. Grave: 18.
Nationality:
German

Biography

Crew of 1937b

Promotions:
9 Oct 1937 Offiziersanwärter
28 Jun 1938 Seekadett
1 Apr 1939 Fähnrich zur See
1 Mar 1940 Oberfähnrich zur See
1 May 1940 Leutnant zur See
1 Apr 1942 Oberleutnant zur See

Career:
00.12.1941-00.03.1943: Kdr, U 258
00.04.1943-00.11.1943: Kdr, U 382
00.11.1943-00.04.1945: Chef, K-Flot.362
Killed by land mine

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Sources

  • Photo 1:
  • - Blocksdorf H., Das Kommando der Kleinkampfverbände der Kriegsmarine, Motorbuch Verlag, 2003.

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