Helmuth Wehrkamp
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew XII/39)
Successes
1 ship sunk, total tonnage 4,934 GRT |
| Born | 29 Mar 1921 | | Wilhelmshaven |
| Died | 10 Mar 1945 | (23) | English Channel |
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| 1 Dec 1939 | | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Nov 1940 | | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Nov 1941 | | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1942 | | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Jan 1944 | | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-275 | Jul, 1944 | 10 Mar 1945 (+) | 5 patrols (109 days) |
Patrol info for Helmuth Wehrkamp
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
|---|
| 1. |
U-275 |
16 Jul 1944 | Brest |
2 Aug 1944 | Boulogne |
Patrol 1, | 18 days | |
| 2. |
U-275 |
13 Aug 1944 | Boulogne |
18 Sep 1944 | Bergen |
Patrol 2, | 37 days | |
| 3. |
U-275 |
2 Dec 1944 | Bergen |
12 Dec 1944 | Bergen |
Patrol 3, | 11 days | |
| 4. |
U-275 |
13 Jan 1945 | Bergen |
10 Feb 1945 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 4, | 29 days | |
| 5. |
U-275 |
25 Feb 1945 | St. Nazaire |
10 Mar 1945 | Sunk |
Patrol 5, | 14 days | |
| 5 patrols, 109 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Helmuth Wehrkamp
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
|---|
| 8 Mar 1945 | U-275 | | Lornaston | 4,934 |  | br | ONA-289 |
| | 4,934 | |
1 ship sunk (4,934 tons). |
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.
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