Horst Wilhelm Kessler
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 34)
Successes 2 ships sunk, total tonnage 8,677 GRT |
Born | 15 Aug 1914 | | Bromberg |
Died | 24 May 2018 | (103) | |
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8 Apr 1934 | | Offiziersanwärter | 1 Jul 1935 | | Fähnrich zur See | 1 Jan 1937 | | Oberfähnrich zur See | 1 Apr 1937 | | Leutnant zur See | 1 Apr 1939 | | Oberleutnant zur See | 1 Apr 1942 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
U-boat | From | To | |
U-704 | 18 Nov 1941 | Apr, 1943 | 5 patrols (167 days) |
U-985 | 24 Jun 1943 | 19 Apr 1944 | 1 patrol (54 days) |
He was the last surviving member of Crew 34 as far as we know.
Patrol info for Horst Wilhelm Kessler
| U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
1. |
U-704 |
30 Jun 1942 | Kiel |
16 Aug 1942 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 1, | 48 days | |
2. |
U-704 |
9 Sep 1942 | St. Nazaire |
15 Sep 1942 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 2, | 7 days | |
3. |
U-704 |
5 Oct 1942 | St. Nazaire |
23 Nov 1942 | La Pallice |
Patrol 3, | 50 days | |
4. |
U-704 |
1 Jan 1943 | La Pallice |
2 Jan 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 4, | 2 days | |
5. |
U-704 |
7 Jan 1943 | La Pallice |
12 Feb 1943 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 4, | 37 days | |
6. |
U-704 |
14 Mar 1943 | St. Nazaire |
5 Apr 1943 | Bergen |
Patrol 5, | 23 days | |
7. |
U-704 |
6 Apr 1943 | Bergen |
11 Apr 1943 | Königsberg |
| 6 days | |
8. |
U-985 |
30 Dec 1943 | Kiel |
5 Jan 1944 | Bergen |
| 7 days | |
9. |
U-985 |
19 Jan 1944 | Bergen |
12 Mar 1944 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 6, | 54 days | |
6 patrols, 221 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Horst Wilhelm Kessler
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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