Robert Bartels
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 34)
Successes
7 ships sunk for a total of 38,374 GRT
2 ships damaged for a total of 11,224 GRT
1 ship a total loss for a total of 5,062 GRT |
| Born | 28 Apr 1911 | | Kiel-Pries |
| Died | 20 Aug 1943 | (32) | Indian Ocean off Madagascar |
No picture of
Robert Bartels
available now.
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| 3 Apr 1935 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1935 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jan 1937 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1937 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1939 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Feb 1942 | Kapitänleutnant | | 1 Aug 1943 | Korvettenkapitän |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-139 | 24 Jul 1940 | 20 Dec 1940 | No war patrols |
| U-561 | 13 Mar 1941 | 5 Sep 1942 | 8 patrols (243 days) |
| U-197 | 10 Oct 1942 | 20 Aug 1943 (+) | 1 patrol (140 days) |
Patrol info for Robert Bartels
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-561 |
25 May 1941 | Kiel |
1 Aug 1941 | Brest |
Patrol 1, | 69 days | |
| 2. |
U-561 |
20 Aug 1941 | Brest |
20 Sep 1941 | Lorient |
Patrol 2, | 32 days | |
| 3. |
U-561 |
1 Nov 1941 | Lorient |
26 Nov 1941 | Brest |
Patrol 3, | 26 days | |
| 4. |
U-561 |
3 Jan 1942 | Brest |
22 Jan 1942 | Messina |
Patrol 4, | 20 days | |
| 5. |
U-561 |
26 Jan 1942 | Messina |
20 Feb 1942 | Pola |
Patrol 5, | 26 days | |
| 6. |
U-561 |
4 Apr 1942 | Pola |
5 May 1942 | Pola |
Patrol 6, | 32 days | |
| 7. |
U-561 |
11 Jun 1942 | Pola |
25 Jun 1942 | Messina |
Patrol 7, | 15 days | |
| 8. |
U-561 |
2 Jul 1942 | Messina |
24 Jul 1942 | La Spezia |
Patrol 8, | 23 days | |
| 9. |
U-197 |
3 Apr 1943 | Kiel |
20 Aug 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 9, | 140 days | |
| 9 patrols, 383 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Robert Bartels
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
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| 28 Jul 1941 | U-561 | | Wrotham | 1,884 |  | br | OG-69 |
| 11 Nov 1941 | U-561 | | Meridian | 5,592 |  | pa | SC-53 |
| 14 Nov 1941 | U-561 | | Crusader | 2,939 | | pa | SC-53 |
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| 14 May 1942 | U-561 |  | Fred (d.) [Mine] | 4,043 |  | gr | |
| 14 May 1942 | U-561 | | Hav (t.) [Mine] | 5,062 |  | nw | |
| 14 May 1942 | U-561 | | Mount Olympus [Mine] | 6,692 | | gr | |
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| 20 May 1943 | U-197 | | Benakat | 4,763 |  | nl | |
| 24 Jul 1943 | U-197 | | Pegasus | 9,583 |  | sw | |
| 30 Jul 1943 | U-197 | | William Ellery (d.) | 7,181 |  | am | |
| 17 Aug 1943 | U-197 | | Empire Stanley | 6,921 | | br | |
| | 54,660 | |
8 ships sunk (43,436 tons) and 2 ships damaged (11,224 tons). Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
(t.) means the ship was a total loss (included in ships & tonnage lost).
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat. |
About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.
