Klaus-Helmuth Becker

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)

Successes
1 ship damaged, total tonnage 7,153 GRT
1 warship damaged, total tonnage 1,540 tons

Born	17 Mar 1918		Göttingen
Died	2 Apr 1944	(26)	Arctic Ocean

Kriegsmarine crew book photo

Ranks

10 Sep 1936		Seekadett
15 Sep 1936		Offiziersanwärter
1 May 1937		Fähnrich zur See
1 Jul 1938		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1938		Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1940		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jul 1943		Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

20 Apr 1940		Iron Cross 2nd Class
Oct 1940		Minesweeper War Badge
1941		Iron Cross 1st Class
20 Jan 1942		Fleet War Badge
5 Nov 1942		U-boat War Badge 1939

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-235	20 Jan 1943	20 May 1943	No war patrols
U-360	20 May 1943	2 Apr 1944 (+)	5 patrols (131 days)

Crew of 1936

Klaus-Helmuth Becker was one of the Kriegsmarine's famous Olympia Crew. This Crew chose the Olympic rings as their symbol (the 1936 Olympic games were held in Berlin). It was the largest Crew, and produced more U-boat commanders than any other – of the 164 who 'graduated', 140 took command during the war.

Patrol info for Klaus-Helmuth Becker

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-360	7 Aug 1943	Kiel	10 Aug 1943	Bergen		4 days
2.	U-360	12 Aug 1943	Bergen	15 Aug 1943	Narvik		4 days
3.	U-360	16 Aug 1943	Narvik	24 Sep 1943	Hammerfest	Patrol 1,	40 days
4.	U-360	6 Oct 1943	Hammerfest	19 Nov 1943	Narvik	Patrol 2,	45 days
5.	U-360	23 Nov 1943	Narvik	30 Nov 1943	Narvik	Patrol 3,	8 days
6.	U-360	27 Dec 1943	Narvik	28 Jan 1944	Hammerfest	Patrol 4,	33 days
7.	U-360	30 Jan 1944	Hammerfest	3 Feb 1944	Trondheim		5 days
8.	U-360	29 Mar 1944	Trondheim	2 Apr 1944	Sunk	Patrol 5,	5 days
5 patrols, 131 days at sea

Ships hit by Klaus-Helmuth Becker

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Tons		Convoy
25 Jan 1944	U-360	HMS Obdurate (G 39) (d.)	1,540	br	JW-56A
26 Jan 1944	U-360	Fort Bellingham (d.)	7,153	br	JW-56A
			8,693
2 ships damaged (8,693 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged.