The Men - U-boat Commanders

Rolf Rüdiger Bensel

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 40)



No ships sunk or damaged.


Born  12 Jun 1923 Ratibor, Upper Silesia


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Ranks

23 Sep 1940 Offiziersanwärter
1 Aug 1941 Fähnrich zur See
1 Jul 1942 Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1943 Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1944 Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

1941 Minesweeper War Badge
29 Dec 1941 Iron Cross 2nd Class
6 Apr 1942 U-boat War Badge 1939
1943 Iron Cross 1st Class
1944 U-boat Front Clasp
1945 U-boat Front Clasp in Silver

U-boat Commands

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U-120 15 Sep 1944 5 May 1945   No war patrols 

Patrol info for Rolf Rüdiger Bensel

This commander did not go out on patrols with his boats.


About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.

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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