Leonhard Klingspor
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37b)
Successes
1 warship damaged for a total of 1,658 tons |
| Born | 17 Jun 1917 | | Siegen, Westphalia |
| Died | Aug, 1989 | | |
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| 9 Oct 1937 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Apr 1939 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Mar 1940 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 May 1940 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1942 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Jan 1945 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-293 | 8 Sep 1943 | 11 May 1945 | 5 patrols (111 days) |
| U-1007 | 3 Jul 1944 | 7 Jul 1944 | No war patrols |
Patrol info for Leonhard Klingspor
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-293 |
29 Apr 1944 | Kiel |
1 May 1944 | Arendal |
| 3 days | |
| 2. |
U-293 |
19 May 1944 | Arendal |
20 May 1944 | Bergen |
| 2 days | |
| 3. |
U-1007 |
3 Jul 1944 | Marviken |
5 Jul 1944 | Bergen |
| 3 days | |
| 4. |
U-1007 |
5 Jul 1944 | Bergen |
6 Jul 1944 | Stavanger |
| 2 days | |
| 5. |
U-1007 |
7 Jul 1944 | Stavanger |
7 Jul 1944 | Kristiansand |
| 1 days | |
| 6. |
U-293 |
2 Aug 1944 | Bergen |
5 Aug 1944 | Trondheim |
| 4 days | |
| 7. |
U-293 |
6 Aug 1944 | Trondheim |
10 Aug 1944 | Stavanger |
| 5 days | |
| 8. |
U-293 |
9 Sep 1944 | Stavanger |
14 Sep 1944 | Trondheim |
| 6 days | |
| 9. |
U-293 |
16 Sep 1944 | Trondheim |
22 Sep 1944 | Narvik |
Patrol 1, | 7 days | |
| 10. |
U-293 |
25 Sep 1944 | Narvik |
4 Oct 1944 | Hammerfest |
Patrol 2, | 10 days | |
| 11. |
U-293 |
14 Oct 1944 | Hammerfest |
6 Nov 1944 | Narvik |
Patrol 3, | 24 days | |
| 12. |
U-293 |
21 Nov 1944 | Narvik |
19 Dec 1944 | Narvik |
Patrol 4, | 29 days | |
| 13. |
U-293 |
1 Apr 1945 | Narvik |
11 May 1945 | Loch Eriboll, UK |
Patrol 5, | 41 days | |
| 5 patrols, 111 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Leonhard Klingspor
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
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| 20 Jan 1945 | U-293 | | Razjarennyj (d.) | 1,658 |  | sj | KP-1 |
| | 1,658 | |
1 ship damaged (1,658 tons). Legend
(d.) means the ship was damaged. |
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.
