Reche, Reinhart

Date of birth:: December 13th, 1915 (Kreuzburg/Silesia, Germany)
Date of death:: March 3rd, 1993 (Bad Godesberg/Noordrijn-Westfalen, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

Reinhart Reche sank in 6 operational sails (145 days at sea), a total of 10 ships with a combined tonnage of 54.420 BRT.
For his postwar service he also received the Bundesverdienstkreuz.

Career:
1934: Reichsmarine;
?: I.Wachoffizier "U 751";
November 29th, 1941 - June 6th, 1943: Kommandant "U 255";
May 1945 - May 31st, 1946: POW;
1956 - 1974: Bundeswehr.

Promotions:
October 1st, 1941 Kapitänleutnant;
?: Kapitän zur See (Bundeswehr).

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U-boot Kriegsabzeichen (ohne Brillianten)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: September 9th, 1941

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:: Kommandant, "U 255", 11. Ubootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:: March 17th, 1943

The following wartime excerpt (dated 19.03.1943) describes why Reche received the Knight’s Cross…

“Kapitänleutnant Reche and his U-Boat sunk 11 enemy merchant ships (with 70000 GRT).”