The Men - U-boat Commanders

Helmut Köppe

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 32)

Successes
2 ships sunk, total tonnage 8,087 GRT

Born	1 Apr 1909		Schleuningen
Died	23 Jul 1943	(34)	North Atlantic

Ranks

1 Sep 1935		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1936		Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1937		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Oct 1939		Kapitänleutnant
1 Jul 1943		Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-613	12 Mar 1942	23 Jul 1943 (+)	4 patrols (137 days)

Patrol info for Helmut Köppe

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-613	22 Oct 1942	Kiel	27 Nov 1942	La Pallice	Patrol 1,	37 days
2.	U-613	9 Jan 1943	La Pallice	18 Feb 1943	Brest	Patrol 2,	41 days
3.	U-613	23 Mar 1943	Brest	6 May 1943	La Pallice	Patrol 3,	45 days
4.	U-613	10 Jul 1943	La Pallice	23 Jul 1943	Sunk	Patrol 4,	14 days
4 patrols, 137 days at sea

Ships hit by Helmut Köppe

Date	U-boat		Name of ship	Tons	Nat.		Convoy
7 Nov 1942	U-613		Roxby	4,252		br	ON-142

11 Apr 1943	U-613		Ingerfire	3,835		nw	ONS-2
				8,087
2 ships sunk (8,087 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel.

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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