Helmut Wicke
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew X/39)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 8 Nov 1920 | | Oberursel, Taunus |
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Helmut Wicke
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| 16 Sep 1939 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1940 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1941 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Mar 1942 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1943 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1943 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-560 | 1 Sep 1943 | 12 Dec 1943 | No war patrols |
| U-351 | 13 Dec 1943 | 30 Jun 1944 | No war patrols |
| U-1007 | 10 Jul 1944 | Feb, 1945 | No war patrols |
| U-1231 | Mar, 1945 | 14 May 1945 | 1 patrol (18 days) |
Patrol info for Helmut Wicke
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-1231 |
13 Apr 1945 | Kiel |
20 Apr 1945 | Horten |
| 8 days | |
| 2. |
U-1231 |
22 Apr 1945 | Horten |
24 Apr 1945 | Kristiansand |
| 3 days | |
| 3. |
U-1231 |
27 Apr 1945 | Kristiansand |
14 May 1945 | Loch Foyle, UK |
Patrol 1, | 18 days | |
Ships hit by Helmut Wicke
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.
