Hinrich-Oscar Bernbeck
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 34)
Successes
1 ship damaged for a total of 6,537 GRT |
| Born | 5 Jul 1914 | | Roding, Oberpfalz |
| Died | 9 Oct 1982 | (68) | |
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Hinrich-Oscar Bernbeck
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| 8 Apr 1934 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1935 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jan 1937 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1937 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1939 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1942 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-4 | 3 Feb 1941 | 8 Dec 1941 | No war patrols |
| U-461 | 30 Jan 1942 | 21 Apr 1942 | No war patrols |
| UD-4 | 30 Apr 1942 | May, 1942 | No war patrols |
| UD-4 | Jun, 1942 | 8 Dec 1942 | No war patrols |
| U-638 | 9 Dec 1942 | 31 Mar 1943 | 1 patrol (56 days) |
Personal information
Hinrich Oskar Bernbeck became a teacher in Kiel after the war.
Patrol info for Hinrich-Oscar Bernbeck
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-638 |
4 Feb 1943 | Kiel |
31 Mar 1943 | La Pallice |
Patrol 1, | 56 days | |
Ships hit by Hinrich-Oscar Bernbeck
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
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| 7 Mar 1943 | U-638 | | Empire Light (d.) | 6,537 |  | br | ON-168 |
| | 6,537 | |
1 ship damaged (6,537 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.
