Alexander Hellwig
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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Born | 5 Mar 1916 | | Kirchberg, Saxony |
Died | 31 May 1944 | (28) | Barents Sea |
From group photo at Memel in 1943.
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5 Apr 1935 | | Offiziersanwärter | 25 Sep 1935 | | Seekadett | 1 Jul 1936 | | Fähnrich zur See | 1 Jan 1938 | | Oberfähnrich zur See | 1 Apr 1938 | | Leutnant zur See | 1 Oct 1939 | | Oberleutnant zur See | 1 Sep 1942 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
U-boat | From | To | |
U-289 | 10 Jul 1943 | 31 May 1944 (+) | 2 patrols (38 days) |
Patrol info for Alexander Hellwig
| U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
1. |
U-289 |
1 Apr 1944 | Kiel |
6 Apr 1944 | Bergen |
| 6 days | |
2. |
U-289 |
19 Apr 1944 | Bergen |
6 May 1944 | Narvik |
Patrol 1, | 18 days | |
3. |
U-289 |
12 May 1944 | Narvik |
31 May 1944 | Sunk |
Patrol 2, | 20 days | |
2 patrols, 38 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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