The Men - The Commander listing

Helmut Bach

Kapitänleutnant (R) (entry, Jahrgang IX/39)



No ships sunk or damaged.


Born  5 Dec 1906 Helfta, Mansfelder Seekreis, Sachsen-Anhalt

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Ranks

1 Apr 1940Leutnant zur See (R)
1 Jun 1942Oberleutnant zur See (R)
1 Apr 1945Kapitänleutnant (R)

Decorations

24 Nov 1940Iron Cross 2nd Class
19 Mar 1941Iron Cross 1st Class
21 Nov 1941Merchant Raider Badge
22 Nov 1941Minesweeper War Badge
16 Feb 1942Blockade runner badge

U-boat Commands

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U-681 3 Feb 1944 2 Aug 1944   No war patrols 

Personal information

Helmut Bach served on the highly successful merchant raider Pinguin (Schiff 33) from Feb, 1940 to May 1941. From June 1941 to March 1943 he was a Commander in VP 16th Flotilla (Vorpestenboote), after which he joined the U-boat force and began his training there.

Ships hit by Helmut Bach

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Aces of the Reich
Williamson, Gordon


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Books dealing with this subject include:

Aces of the Reich. Williamson, Gordon, 1989.
Alarm ! Tauchen !. Fürbringer, Werner, 1933.
The Secret War. Johnson, Brian, 1978.
Von Kolberg über La Rochelle nach Berlin. Marbach, Karl-Heinz, 1994.


About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.

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