Heinz Schwassmann
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 3 Feb 1916 | | Potsdam |
| Died | 18 Jul 1944 | (28) | Norwegian Sea |
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| 5 Apr 1935 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1936 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jan 1938 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1938 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1939 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Jan 1943 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-742 | 1 May 1943 | 18 Jul 1944 (+) | 2 patrols (36 days) |
Patrol info for Heinz Schwassmann
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-742 |
20 Apr 1944 | Kiel |
22 Apr 1944 | Marviken |
| 3 days | |
| 2. |
U-742 |
13 May 1944 | Marviken |
14 May 1944 | Bergen |
| 2 days | |
| 3. |
U-742 |
14 May 1944 | Bergen |
18 May 1944 | Skjomenfjord |
| 5 days | |
| 4. |
U-742 |
20 May 1944 | Skjomenfjord |
8 Jun 1944 | Skjomenfjord |
Patrol 1, | 20 days | |
| 5. |
U-742 |
3 Jul 1944 | Skjomenfjord |
18 Jul 1944 | Sunk |
Patrol 2, | 16 days | |
| 2 patrols, 36 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Heinz Schwassmann
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.
