Helmut Vogler
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)
Successes
1 ship sunk for a total of 80 GRT |
| Born | 23 Sep 1916 | | Bad Oldesloe |
| Died | 21 Jul 1944 | (27) | English Channel |
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| 5 Apr 1935 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1936 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jan 1938 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1934 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1939 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Jul 1942 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-212 | 25 Apr 1942 | 21 Jul 1944 (+) | 15 patrols (339 days) |
Patrol info for Helmut Vogler
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-212 |
12 Sep 1942 | Kiel |
26 Sep 1942 | Narvik |
Patrol 1, | 15 days | |
| 2. |
U-212 |
10 Oct 1942 | Narvik |
5 Nov 1942 | Narvik |
Patrol 2, | 27 days | |
| 3. |
U-212 |
19 Nov 1942 | Narvik |
25 Dec 1942 | Narvik |
Patrol 3, | 37 days | |
| 4. |
U-212 |
28 Dec 1942 | Narvik |
31 Dec 1942 | Bergen |
| 4 days | |
| 5. |
U-212 |
28 Feb 1943 | Bergen |
1 Mar 1943 | Bergen |
| 2 days | |
| 6. |
U-212 |
8 Mar 1943 | Bergen |
7 Apr 1943 | Narvik |
Patrol 4, | 31 days | |
| 7. |
U-212 |
20 Apr 1943 | Narvik |
16 May 1943 | Hammerfest |
Patrol 5, | 27 days | |
| 8. |
U-212 |
3 Jun 1943 | Hammerfest |
12 Jul 1943 | Narvik |
Patrol 6, | 40 days | |
| 9. |
U-212 |
26 Jul 1943 | Narvik |
4 Aug 1943 | Kirkenes |
Patrol 7, | 10 days | |
| 10. |
U-212 |
8 Aug 1943 | Kirkenes |
10 Aug 1943 | Bergen |
| 3 days | |
| 11. |
U-212 |
11 Oct 1943 | Bergen |
2 Dec 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 8, | 53 days | |
| 12. |
U-212 |
10 Jan 1944 | La Pallice |
12 Mar 1944 | La Pallice |
Patrol 9, | 63 days | |
| 13. |
U-212 |
8 Apr 1944 | La Pallice |
10 Apr 1944 | La Pallice |
Patrol 10, | 3 days | |
| 14. |
U-212 |
6 Jun 1944 | La Pallice |
9 Jun 1944 | La Pallice |
Patrol 11, | 4 days | |
| 15. |
U-212 |
12 Jun 1944 | La Pallice |
16 Jun 1944 | La Pallice |
Patrol 12, | 5 days | |
| 16. |
U-212 |
22 Jun 1944 | La Pallice |
24 Jun 1944 | La Pallice |
Patrol 13, | 3 days | |
| 17. |
U-212 |
28 Jun 1944 | La Pallice |
1 Jul 1944 | Brest |
Patrol 14, | 4 days | |
| 18. |
U-212 |
5 Jul 1944 | Brest |
21 Jul 1944 | Sunk |
Patrol 15, | 17 days | |
| 15 patrols, 339 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Helmut Vogler
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
|---|
| 5 Aug 1943 | U-212 | | Majakovski [Mine] | 80 |  | sj | |
| | 80 | |
1 ship sunk (80 tons). Legend
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat. |
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.
