The Men - U-boat Commanders

Heinz Bentzien

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37b)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	28 Jan 1917		Fischhausen, East Prussia
Died	17 Feb 1945	(28)	Barents Sea

Ranks

9 Oct 1937		Offiziersanwärter
28 Jun 1938		Seekadett
1 Apr 1939		Fähnrich zur See
1 Mar 1940		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 May 1940		Leutnant zur See
1 Apr 1942		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jan 1945		Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

		Luftwaffe Observer Badge
		Luftwaffe Reconnaissance Combat Clasp
1941		Iron Cross 2nd Class
9 Dec 1942		U-boat War Badge 1939
1943		Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-425	21 Apr 1943	17 Feb 1945 (+)	9 patrols (196 days)

Heinz Bentzien on the bridge of his boat.

Patrol info for Heinz Bentzien

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-425	20 Nov 1943	Kiel	25 Nov 1943	Bergen	Patrol 1,	6 days
2.	U-425	28 Dec 1943	Bergen	2 Feb 1944	Hammerfest	Patrol 2,	37 days
3.	U-425	6 Feb 1944	Hammerfest	29 Feb 1944	Hammerfest	Patrol 3,	24 days
4.	U-425	1 Mar 1944	Hammerfest	8 Mar 1944	Bergen		8 days
5.	U-425	27 Apr 1944	Bergen	1 May 1944	Narvik		5 days
6.	U-425	11 May 1944	Narvik	7 Jun 1944	Narvik	Patrol 4,	28 days
7.	U-425	13 Jun 1944	Narvik	14 Jun 1944	Hammerfest		2 days
8.	U-425	18 Jul 1944	Hammerfest	8 Aug 1944	Narvik	Patrol 5,	22 days
9.	U-425	21 Aug 1944	Narvik	23 Aug 1944	Hammerfest	Patrol 6,	3 days
10.	U-425	29 Aug 1944	Hammerfest	5 Sep 1944	Hammerfest	Patrol 6,	8 days
11.	U-425	6 Sep 1944	Hammerfest	8 Sep 1944	Narvik	Patrol 6,	3 days
12.	U-425	11 Sep 1944	Narvik	13 Sep 1944	Hammerfest	Patrol 7,	3 days
13.	U-425	14 Sep 1944	Hammerfest	3 Oct 1944	Narvik	Patrol 7,	20 days
14.	U-425	15 Oct 1944	Narvik	24 Oct 1944	Hammerfest	Patrol 8,	10 days
15.	U-425	24 Oct 1944	Hammerfest	12 Nov 1944	Narvik	Patrol 8,	20 days
16.	U-425	6 Feb 1945	Narvik	17 Feb 1945	Sunk	Patrol 9,	12 days
9 patrols, 196 days at sea

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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