Horst Wellner
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 29)
Successes
1 auxiliary warship sunk, total tonnage 57 GRT |
| Born | 30 Sep 1908 | | Zwickau, Saxony |
| Died | 25 Oct 1939 | (31) | English Channel |
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| 1 Apr 1929 | | Offiziersanwärter | | 10 Oct 1929 | | Seekadett | | 1 Jan 1931 | | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1933 | | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1933 | | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Jun 1935 | | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1938 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-14 | 5 Oct 1937 | 11 Oct 1939 | 2 patrols (25 days) |
| U-16 | 12 Oct 1939 | 25 Oct 1939 (+) | 1 patrol (8 days) |
Patrol info for Horst Wellner
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
|---|
| 1. |
U-14 |
30 Aug 1939 | Memel |
6 Sep 1939 | Swinemünde |
Patrol 1, | 8 days | |
| 2. |
U-14 |
7 Sep 1939 | Swinemünde |
8 Sep 1939 | Kiel |
| 2 days | |
| 3. |
U-14 |
13 Sep 1939 | Kiel |
29 Sep 1939 | Kiel |
Patrol 2, | 17 days | |
| 4. |
U-16 |
18 Oct 1939 | Kiel |
25 Oct 1939 | Sunk |
Patrol 3, | 8 days | |
| 3 patrols, 33 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Horst Wellner
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
|---|
| 21 Nov 1939 | U-16 | | Ste. Claire [Mine] | 57 |  | fr | |
| | 57 | |
1 ship sunk (57 tons). Legend
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat. |
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.
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