The Men - U-boat Commanders

Heinz-Konrad Fenn

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37a)



No ships sunk or damaged.


Born  20 Jul 1918 Kiel-Holtenau


Kriegsmarine Crew photo

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
1 Aug 1944 Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

13 Mar 1941 Iron Cross 2nd Class
3 May 1941 U-boat War Badge 1939
1942 Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-139 6 Oct 1941 17 May 1942   No war patrols 
U-445 30 May 1942 27 Jan 1944   5 patrols (225 days) 

Patrol info for Heinz-Konrad Fenn

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-445 3 Nov 1942  Kiel  5 Nov 1942  Marviken   3 days
2. U-445 8 Nov 1942  Marviken  3 Jan 1943  St. Nazaire  Patrol 1,57 days
3. U-445 7 Feb 1943  St. Nazaire  27 Mar 1943  St. Nazaire  Patrol 2,49 days
4. U-445 27 Apr 1943  St. Nazaire  30 Apr 1943  St. Nazaire  Patrol 3,4 days
5. U-445 10 Jul 1943  St. Nazaire  15 Sep 1943  St. Nazaire  Patrol 4,68 days
6. U-445 9 Nov 1943  St. Nazaire  10 Nov 1943  St. Nazaire   2 days
7. U-445 25 Nov 1943  St. Nazaire  10 Jan 1944  St. Nazaire  Patrol 5,47 days
5 patrols, 225 days at sea


About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.

Media links


German U-boat Commanders of World War II
Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim

Listing of all U-boat commanders


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