Horst-Arno Fenski
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37b)
| Successes 6 ships sunk for a total of 43,032 GRT 2 warships sunk for a total of 6,895 tons 1 ship damaged for a total of 7,134 GRT 2 warships damaged for a total of 2,500 tons 1 ship a total loss for a total of 3,722 GRT |
| Born | 3 Nov 1918 | Königsberg, East Prussia | |
| Died | 10 Feb 1965 | (46) | Hamburg |
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Ranks
Decorations
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-34 | 16 Jun 1942 | 1 Feb 1943 | No war patrols |
| U-410 | 5 Feb 1943 | 11 Mar 1944 | 5 patrols (137 days) |
| U-371 | 5 Apr 1944 | 4 May 1944 | 1 patrol (12 days) |
Personal information
Horst-Arno Fenski began his naval career in October 1937. He served for six months on the battle cruiser Gneisenau. In April 1940 he transferred to the U-boat force. His first four patrols were as I WO on U-752. Then for six months he commanded the school boat U-34.
In February 1943 he took command of U-410 and operated mostly in the Mediterranean. His greatest success on that U-boat was the sinking of the British cruiser HMS Penelope (5,270 tons) in February 1944. U-410 was destroyed by US bombs in March 1944. Oblt. Fenski then took over U-371, but on his first patrol with this boat he had to scuttle her after heavy depth charge attacks. He then spent two years in US captivity.
Patrol info for Horst-Arno Fenski
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
| 1. | U-410 | 9 Feb 1943 | St. Nazaire | 27 Mar 1943 | Lorient | Patrol 1, | 47 days | |
| 2. | U-410 | 26 Apr 1943 | Lorient | 13 May 1943 | La Spezia | Patrol 2, | 18 days | |
| 3. | U-410 | 7 Aug 1943 | La Spezia | 30 Aug 1943 | Toulon | Patrol 3, | 24 days | |
| 4. | U-410 | 12 Sep 1943 | Toulon | 3 Oct 1943 | Toulon | Patrol 4, | 22 days | |
| 5. | U-410 | 3 Feb 1944 | Toulon | 28 Feb 1944 | Toulon | Patrol 5, | 26 days | |
| 6. | U-371 | 23 Apr 1944 | Toulon | 4 May 1944 | Sunk | Patrol 6, | 12 days | |
| 6 patrols, 149 days at sea | ||||||||
Ships hit by Horst-Arno Fenski
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * | |
| 6 Mar, 1943 | U-410 | Fort Battle River | 7,133 |  | br | KMS-10 | |
| 6 Mar, 1943 | U-410 | Fort Paskoyac | 7,134 | | br | KMS-10 | damaged |
| 26 Aug, 1943 | U-410 | John Bell | 7,242 |  | am | UGS-14 | |
| 26 Aug, 1943 | U-410 | Richard Henderson | 7,194 | | am | UGS-14 | |
| 26 Sep, 1943 | U-410 | Christian Michelsen | 7,176 |  | nw | UGS-17 | |
| 1 Oct, 1943 | U-410 | Empire Commerce | 3,722 | | br | MKS-26 | total loss |
| 1 Oct, 1943 | U-410 | Fort Howe | 7,133 | | br | MKS-26 | |
| 15 Feb, 1944 | U-410 | Fort St. Nicolas | 7,154 | | br | Shingle | |
| 18 Feb, 1944 | U-410 | HMS Penelope (97) | 5,270 | | br | Shingle | |
| 20 Feb, 1944 | U-410 | USS LST-348 | 1,625 | | am | Shingle | |
| 3 May, 1944 | U-371 | USS Menges (DE 320) | 1,200 | | am | GUS-38 | damaged |
| 4 May, 1944 | U-371 | FFL Sénégalais (T 22) | 1,300 |  | fr | GUS-38 | damaged |
| 63,283 | |||||||
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. | |||||||
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.