Hellmut Rathke
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 30)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 3 Dec 1910 | | Czychen, East Prussia |
| Died | 7 Oct 2001 | (90) | Flensburg, Germany |
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| 1 Apr 1930 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jan 1932 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1934 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1934 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Jun 1936 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1939 | Kapitänleutnant | | 1 Jun 1943 | Korvettenkapitän |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-352 | 28 Aug 1941 | 9 May 1942 | 2 patrols (76 days) |
Patrol info for Hellmut Rathke
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-352 |
15 Jan 1942 | Kiel |
19 Jan 1942 | Bergen |
Patrol 1, | 5 days | |
| 2. |
U-352 |
20 Jan 1942 | Bergen |
26 Feb 1942 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 1, | 38 days | |
| 3. |
U-352 |
7 Apr 1942 | St. Nazaire |
9 May 1942 | Sunk |
Patrol 2, | 33 days | |
| 2 patrols, 76 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Hellmut Rathke
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.
