Horst Wellner
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 29)
Successes
1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 57 GRT |
| Born | 30 Sep, 1908 | Zwickau, Saxony |
| Died | 25 Oct, 1939 | English Channel |
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Horst Wellner
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| 1 Oct, 1938 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-14 | 5 Oct, 1937 | - | 11 Oct, 1939 | 2 patrols (25 days) |
| U-16 | 12 Oct, 1939 | - | 25 Oct, 1939 (+) | 1 patrol (8 days) |
Patrol info
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | |
| 1. |
U-14
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30 Aug, 1939 | Memel | 6 Sep, 1939 | Swinemünde | Patrol | 8 days |
| 2. |
U-14
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13 Sep, 1939 | Kiel | 29 Sep, 1939 | Kiel | Patrol | 17 days |
| 3. |
U-16
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18 Oct, 1939 | Kiel | 25 Oct, 1939 | Sunk | Patrol | 8 days |
Ships hit by Horst Wellner
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * |
| 21 Nov, 1939 | U-16 | Ste. Claire [Mine] | 57 |  | fr | | |
| | 57 | |
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine. |
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