Horst Elfe
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 23 Apr 1917 | | Allenstein, East Prussia |
| Died | 20 Jul 2008 | (91) | Berlin |
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| 3 Apr 1936 | Offiziersanwärter | | 10 Sep 1936 | Seekadett | | 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 Apr 1943 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-139 | 21 Dec 1940 | 5 Oct 1941 | 2 patrols (25 days) |
| U-93 | 6 Oct 1941 | 15 Jan 1942 | 2 patrols (59 days) |
Patrol info for Horst Elfe
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-139 |
16 Jul 1941 | Oxhöft |
22 Jul 1941 | Windau |
| 7 days | |
| 2. |
U-139 |
23 Jul 1941 | Windau |
24 Jul 1941 | Windau |
| 2 days | |
| 3. |
U-139 |
29 Jul 1941 | Windau |
18 Aug 1941 | Stormelö |
Patrol 1, | 21 days | |
| 4. |
U-139 |
28 Aug 1941 | Stormelö |
31 Aug 1941 | Gotenhafen |
Patrol 2, | 4 days | |
| 5. |
U-93 |
18 Oct 1941 | St. Nazaire |
21 Nov 1941 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 3, | 35 days | |
| 6. |
U-93 |
23 Dec 1941 | St. Nazaire |
15 Jan 1942 | Sunk |
Patrol 4, | 24 days | |
| 4 patrols, 84 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Horst Elfe
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.
