Heinz Schwassmann

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	3 Feb 1916		Potsdam
Died	18 Jul 1944	(28)	Norwegian Sea

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Ranks

5 Apr 1935		Offiziersanwärter
25 Sep 1935		Seekadett
1 Jul 1936		Fähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1938		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1938		Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1939		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jan 1943		Kapitänleutnant

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-742	1 May 1943	18 Jul 1944 (+)	2 patrols (36 days)

Patrol info for Heinz Schwassmann

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-742	20 Apr 1944	Kiel	22 Apr 1944	Marviken		3 days
2.	U-742	13 May 1944	Marviken	14 May 1944	Bergen		2 days
3.	U-742	14 May 1944	Bergen	18 May 1944	Skjomenfjord		5 days
4.	U-742	20 May 1944	Skjomenfjord	8 Jun 1944	Skjomenfjord	Patrol 1,	20 days
5.	U-742	3 Jul 1944	Skjomenfjord	18 Jul 1944	Sunk	Patrol 2,	16 days
2 patrols, 36 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.