Helmut Bach
Kapitänleutnant der Reserve (entry, Jahrgang 39)
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Born | 5 Dec 1906 | Helfta, Mansfelder Seekreis, Sachsen-Anhalt |
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U-boat Commands
U-boat | From | To | |
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U-681 | 3 Feb 1944 | 2 Aug 1944 | No war patrols |
Helmut Bach served on the highly successful merchant raider Pinguin (Schiff 33) from Feb, 1940 to May 1941. From June 1941 to March 1943 he was a Commander in VP 16th Flotilla (Vorpestenboote), after which he joined the U-boat force and began his training there.
Sources
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1998). German U-boat commanders of World War II.
Patrol info for Helmut Bach
This commander did not go out on patrols with his boats.
About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.
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