Wolfgang Barten

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 31)



No ships sunk or damaged.


Born  18 Aug 1909 Minden, Westphalia
Died  13 Oct 1939(30)English Channel


Ranks

7 Apr 1931 Offiziersanwärter
1 Jan 1933 Fähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1935 Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1935 Leutnant zur See
1 Jan 1937 Oberleutnant zur See
1 Oct 1939 Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

25 Sep 1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-52 4 Feb 1939 17 Sep 1939   1 patrol (30 days) 
U-40 21 Sep 1939 13 Oct 1939  (+)  1 patrol (4 days) 

Patrol info for Wolfgang Barten

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-52 19 Aug 1939  Kiel  17 Sep 1939  Kiel  Patrol 1,30 days
2. U-40 10 Oct 1939  Wilhelmshaven  13 Oct 1939  Sunk  Patrol 2,4 days
2 patrols, 34 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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