Helmut Kandzior

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	25 Sep 1919		Krumhübel, Riesengebirge
Died	22 Aug 1944	(24)	North Atlantic

Ranks

1 Oct 1938		Offiziersanwärter
1 Jul 1939		Seekadett
1 Dec 1939		Fähnrich zur See
1 Aug 1940		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1941		Leutnant zur See
1 Jan 1943		Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd Class
		U-boat War Badge 1939
		Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-333	6 Oct 1942	9 Oct 1942	No war patrols
U-743	15 May 1943	22 Aug 1944 (+)	1 patrol (5 days)

Patrol info for Helmut Kandzior

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-743	15 Jun 1944	Kiel	21 Jun 1944	Bergen		7 days
2.	U-743	18 Aug 1944	Bergen	20 Aug 1944	Trondheim	Patrol 1,	3 days
3.	U-743	21 Aug 1944	Trondheim	22 Aug 1944	Sunk	Patrol 1,	2 days

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.