The Men - The Commander listing

Herbert A. Werner

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew XII/39)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born

13 May, 1920

Freiburg, Bresgau

Ltn. Werner on board the U-230

Ranks

1 Dec, 1939	Offiziersanwärter
1 Nov, 1940	Fähnrich zur See
1 Nov, 1941	Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr, 1942	Leutnant zur See
1 Dec, 1943	Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

1940	Minesweeper War Badge
20 Sep, 1941	U-boat War Badge 1939
1943	Iron Cross 2nd Class
18 Dec, 1943	Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-415	17 Apr, 1944	-	14 Jul, 1944	2 patrols (6 days)
U-953	Aug, 1944	-	Apr, 1945	3 patrols (92 days)

Personal information

Oblt. Herbert A. Werner is most famous for writing the excellent book Iron Coffins, in which he describes his life on U-boats during World War II. He is still alive at the time of this writing and lives in the US.

Patrol info

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-415	6 Jun, 1944	Brest	8 Jun, 1944	Brest	Patrol	3 days
2.	U-415	11 Jul, 1944	Brest	13 Jul, 1944	Brest	Patrol	3 days
3.	U-953	10 Aug, 1944	Brest	11 Aug, 1944	Brest		2 days
4.	U-953	12 Aug, 1944	Brest	19 Aug, 1944	La Pallice	Patrol	8 days
5.	U-953	31 Aug, 1944	La Pallice	11 Oct, 1944	Bergen	Patrol	42 days
6.	U-953	16 Oct, 1944	Bergen	25 Oct, 1944	Flensburg		10 days
7.	U-953	4 Feb, 1945	Kiel	9 Feb, 1945	Kristiansand		6 days
8.	U-953	12 Feb, 1945	Kristiansand	15 Feb, 1945	Bergen		4 days
9.	U-953	21 Feb, 1945	Bergen	3 Apr, 1945	Bergen	Patrol	42 days
10.	U-953	6 Apr, 1945	Bergen	9 Apr, 1945	Trondheim		4 days