Heinz Bentzien
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37b)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 28 Jan 1917 | | Fischhausen, East Prussia |
| Died | 17 Feb 1945 | (28) | Barents Sea |
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Heinz Bentzien
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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-425 | 21 Apr 1943 | 17 Feb 1945 (+) | 9 patrols (196 days) |
Patrol info for Heinz Bentzien
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-425 |
20 Nov 1943 | Kiel |
25 Nov 1943 | Bergen |
Patrol 1, | 6 days | |
| 2. |
U-425 |
28 Dec 1943 | Bergen |
2 Feb 1944 | Hammerfest |
Patrol 2, | 37 days | |
| 3. |
U-425 |
6 Feb 1944 | Hammerfest |
29 Feb 1944 | Hammerfest |
Patrol 3, | 24 days | |
| 4. |
U-425 |
1 Mar 1944 | Hammerfest |
8 Mar 1944 | Bergen |
| 8 days | |
| 5. |
U-425 |
27 Apr 1944 | Bergen |
1 May 1944 | Narvik |
| 5 days | |
| 6. |
U-425 |
11 May 1944 | Narvik |
7 Jun 1944 | Narvik |
Patrol 4, | 28 days | |
| 7. |
U-425 |
13 Jun 1944 | Narvik |
14 Jun 1944 | Hammerfest |
| 2 days | |
| 8. |
U-425 |
18 Jul 1944 | Hammerfest |
8 Aug 1944 | Narvik |
Patrol 5, | 22 days | |
| 9. |
U-425 |
21 Aug 1944 | Narvik |
23 Aug 1944 | Hammerfest |
Patrol 6, | 3 days | |
| 10. |
U-425 |
29 Aug 1944 | Hammerfest |
5 Sep 1944 | Hammerfest |
Patrol 6, | 8 days | |
| 11. |
U-425 |
6 Sep 1944 | Hammerfest |
8 Sep 1944 | Narvik |
Patrol 6, | 3 days | |
| 12. |
U-425 |
11 Sep 1944 | Narvik |
13 Sep 1944 | Hammerfest |
Patrol 7, | 3 days | |
| 13. |
U-425 |
14 Sep 1944 | Hammerfest |
3 Oct 1944 | Narvik |
Patrol 7, | 20 days | |
| 14. |
U-425 |
15 Oct 1944 | Narvik |
24 Oct 1944 | Hammerfest |
Patrol 8, | 10 days | |
| 15. |
U-425 |
24 Oct 1944 | Hammerfest |
12 Nov 1944 | Narvik |
Patrol 8, | 20 days | |
| 16. |
U-425 |
6 Feb 1945 | Narvik |
17 Feb 1945 | Sunk |
Patrol 9, | 12 days | |
| 9 patrols, 196 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Heinz Bentzien
About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.
