Horst-Arno Fenski
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37b)
| Successes 6 ships sunk for a total of 43.032 GRT 2 warships sunk for a total of 6.895 tons 1 ship damaged for a total of 7.134 GRT 2 warships damaged for a total of 2.500 tons 1 ship a total loss for a total of 3.722 GRT |
| Born | 3 Nov, 1918 | Königsberg, East Prussia |
| Died | 10 Feb, 1965 | Hamburg |
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Ranks
Decorations
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U-boat Commands
| U-34 | 16 Jun, 1942 | - | 1 Feb, 1943 | No war patrols |
| U-410 | 5 Feb, 1943 | - | 11 Mar, 1944 | 5 patrols (137 days) |
| U-371 | 5 Apr, 1944 | - | 4 May, 1944 | 1 patrol (12 days) |
Personal information
Horst-Arno Fenski began his naval career in October 1937. He served for six months on the battle cruiser Gneisenau. In April 1940 he transferred to the U-boat force. His first four patrols were as I WO on U-752. Then for six months he commanded the school boat U-34.
In February 1943 he took command of U-410 and operated mostly in the Mediterranean. His greatest success on that U-boat was the sinking of the British cruiser HMS Penelope (5,270 tons) in February 1944. U-410 was destroyed by US bombs in March 1944. Oblt. Fenski then took over U-371, but on his first patrol with this boat he had to scuttle her after heavy depth charge attacks. He then spent two years in US captivity.
Patrol info
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | |||||
| 1. | U-410 | 9 Feb, 1943 | St. Nazaire | 27 Mar, 1943 | Lorient | Patrol | 47 days |
| 2. | U-410 | 26 Apr, 1943 | Lorient | 13 May, 1943 | La Spezia | Patrol | 18 days |
| 3. | U-410 | 7 Aug, 1943 | La Spezia | 30 Aug, 1943 | Toulon | Patrol | 24 days |
| 4. | U-410 | 12 Sep, 1943 | Toulon | 3 Oct, 1943 | Toulon | Patrol | 22 days |
| 5. | U-410 | 3 Feb, 1944 | Toulon | 28 Feb, 1944 | Toulon | Patrol | 26 days |
| 6. | U-371 | 23 Apr, 1944 | Toulon | 4 May, 1944 | Sunk | Patrol | 12 days |
Ships hit by Horst-Arno Fenski
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * | |
| 6 Mar, 1943 | U-410 | Fort Battle River | 7.133 |  | br | KMS-10 | |
| 6 Mar, 1943 | U-410 | Fort Paskoyac | 7.134 | | br | KMS-10 | damaged |
| 26 Aug, 1943 | U-410 | John Bell | 7.242 |  | am | UGS-14 | |
| 26 Aug, 1943 | U-410 | Richard Henderson | 7.194 | | am | UGS-14 | |
| 26 Sep, 1943 | U-410 | Christian Michelsen | 7.176 |  | nw | UGS-17 | |
| 1 Oct, 1943 | U-410 | Empire Commerce | 3.722 | | br | MKS-26 | total loss |
| 1 Oct, 1943 | U-410 | Fort Howe | 7.133 | | br | MKS-26 | |
| 15 Feb, 1944 | U-410 | Fort St. Nicolas | 7.154 | | br | Shingle | |
| 18 Feb, 1944 | U-410 | HMS Penelope (97) | 5.270 | | br | Shingle | |
| 20 Feb, 1944 | U-410 | USS LST-348 | 1.625 | | am | Shingle | |
| 3 May, 1944 | U-371 | USS Menges (DE 320) | 1.200 | | am | GUS-38 | damaged |
| 4 May, 1944 | U-371 | FFL Sénégalais (T 22) | 1.300 |  | fr | GUS-38 | damaged |
| 63.283 | |||||||
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. | |||||||
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.