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 | US waters |
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Ranks
Decorations |
U-boat Commands
| 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
| 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, | 73 days |
Ships hit by Helmut Frömsdorf
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * | |
| 23 Apr, 1945 | U-853 | USS Eagle 56 (PE 56) | 430 |  | am | ||
| 5 May, 1945 | U-853 | Black Point | 5.353 | | am | ||
| 5.783 | |||||||
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. | |||||||
Decorations and ranks information is in many cases not complete. If you can help on any of those missing that would be great.