Helmut Hennig
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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Born | 30 Apr 1914 | | Kahl, Main |
Died | 16 Oct 1943 | (29) | Indian Ocea, Gulf of Oman |
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3 Apr 1936 | | Offiziersanwärter | 10 Sep 1936 | | Seekadett | 1 May 1937 | | Fähnrich zur See | 1 Oct 1938 | | Leutnant zur See | 1 Oct 1940 | | Oberleutnant zur See | 1 Jun 1943 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
U-boat | From | To | |
U-24 | 11 Mar 1941 | 31 Jul 1941 | No war patrols |
U-533 | 25 Nov 1942 | 16 Oct 1943 (+) | 2 patrols (144 days) |
Patrol info for Helmut Hennig
| U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
1. |
U-533 |
15 Apr 1943 | Kiel |
24 May 1943 | Lorient |
Patrol 1, | 40 days | |
2. |
U-533 |
3 Jul 1943 | Lorient |
4 Jul 1943 | Lorient |
| 2 days | |
3. |
U-533 |
5 Jul 1943 | Lorient |
16 Oct 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 2, | 104 days | |
2 patrols, 144 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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