Helmut von Tippelskirch

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37a)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	7 Dec 1917		Cuxhaven
Died	4 May 1943	(25)	west of Cape Ortegal

Ranks

3 Apr 1937		Offiziersanwärter
21 Sep 1937		Seekadett
1 May 1938		Fähnrich zur See
1 Jul 1939		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Aug 1939		Leutnant zur See
1 Sep 1941		Oberleutnant zur See

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-439	18 Feb 1943	4 May 1943 (+)	2 patrols (43 days)

Patrol info for Helmut von Tippelskirch

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-439	22 Feb 1943	Brest	28 Mar 1943	Brest	Patrol 1,	35 days
2.	U-439	27 Apr 1943	Brest	4 May 1943	Sunk	Patrol 2,	8 days
2 patrols, 43 days at sea

About ranks and decorations
Ranks shown in italics are our database inserts based on the rank dates of his crew comrades. The officers of each crew would normally have progressed through the lower ranks at the same rate.