Horst Rendtel
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 27 Nov 1916 | | Lychen |
| Died | 19 Jan 1944 | (27) | North Atlantic |
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Kriegsmarine crew book photo
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| 3 Apr 1936 | | Offiziersanwärter | | 10 Sep 1936 | | Seekadett | | 1 May 1937 | | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1938 | | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1940 | | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Feb 1943 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-555 | 5 Feb 1942 | Aug, 1942 | No war patrols |
| U-641 | 24 Sep 1942 | 19 Jan 1944 (+) | 4 patrols (208 days) |
Crew of 1936
Horst Rendtel was one of the Kriegsmarine's famous Olympia Crew. This Crew chose the Olympic rings as their symbol (the 1936 Olympic games were held in Berlin). It was the largest Crew, and produced more U-boat commanders than any other – of the 164 who 'graduated', 140 took command during the war.
Patrol info for Horst Rendtel
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
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| 1. |
U-641 |
20 Feb 1943 | Kiel |
12 Apr 1943 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 1, | 52 days | |
| 2. |
U-641 |
9 May 1943 | St. Nazaire |
16 Jul 1943 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 2, | 69 days | |
| 3. |
U-641 |
31 Aug 1943 | St. Nazaire |
1 Sep 1943 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 3, | 2 days | |
| 4. |
U-641 |
4 Sep 1943 | St. Nazaire |
18 Oct 1943 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 3, | 45 days | |
| 5. |
U-641 |
11 Dec 1943 | St. Nazaire |
19 Jan 1944 | Sunk |
Patrol 4, | 40 days | |
| 4 patrols, 208 days at sea | |
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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