Rolf-Werner Wentz
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew X/39)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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Born | 1 Jan 1920 | | Lübeck |
Died | 27 Jul 2012 | (92) | |
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16 Sep 1939 | | Offiziersanwärter | 1 Jul 1940 | | Fähnrich zur See | 1 Jul 1941 | | Oberfähnrich zur See | 1 Mar 1942 | | Leutnant zur See | 1 Oct 1943 | | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
U-boat | From | To | |
U-963 | Dec, 1944 | 20 May 1945 | 2 patrols (78 days) |
He retired as Fregattenkapitän a.D. der Bundesmarine.
Special thanks to Mr. Fernando Almeida for details on post-war career.
Patrol info for Rolf-Werner Wentz
| U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
1. |
U-963 |
16 Jan 1945 | Bergen |
6 Mar 1945 | Trondheim |
Patrol 1, | 50 days | |
2. |
U-963 |
23 Apr 1945 | Trondheim |
20 May 1945 | |
Patrol 2, | 28 days | |
2 patrols, 78 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.
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