Helmut Frömsdorf
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew X/39)
Successes
1 ship sunk for a total of 5,353 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 430 tons |
| Born | 26 Mar 1921 | | Schimmelwitz, Silesia |
| Died | 6 May 1945 | (24) | US waters |
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Helmut Frömsdorf
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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 Dec 1943 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-853 | 18 Jun 1944 | 9 Jul 1944 | No war patrols |
| U-853 | 1 Sep 1944 | 6 May 1945 (+) | 1 patrol (73 days) |
Patrol info for Helmut Frömsdorf
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-853 |
6 Feb 1945 | Kiel |
11 Feb 1945 | Horten |
| 6 days | |
| 2. |
U-853 |
14 Feb 1945 | Horten |
17 Feb 1945 | Stavanger |
| 4 days | |
| 3. |
U-853 |
23 Feb 1945 | Stavanger |
6 May 1945 | Sunk |
Patrol 1, | 73 days | |
Ships hit by Helmut Frömsdorf
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.
