Robert Bartels
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 34)
Successes
7 ships sunk for a total of 38.374 GRT
2 ships damaged for a total of 11.224 GRT
1 ship a total loss for a total of 5.062 GRT |
| Born | 28 Apr, 1911 | Kiel-Pries |
| Died | 20 Aug, 1943 | Indian Ocean off Madagascar |
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| 3 Apr, 1935 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul, 1935 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jan, 1937 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr, 1937 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Apr, 1939 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Feb, 1942 | Kapitänleutnant | | 1 Aug, 1943 | Korvettenkapitän |
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U-boat Commands
| U-139 | 24 Jul, 1940 | - | 20 Dec, 1940 | No war patrols |
| U-561 | 13 Mar, 1941 | - | 5 Sep, 1942 | 8 patrols (243 days) |
| U-197 | 10 Oct, 1942 | - | 20 Aug, 1943 (+) | 1 patrol (140 days) |
Patrol info
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | |
| 1. |
U-561
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25 May, 1941 | Kiel | 1 Aug, 1941 | Brest | Patrol | 69 days |
| 2. |
U-561
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20 Aug, 1941 | Brest | 20 Sep, 1941 | Lorient | Patrol | 32 days |
| 3. |
U-561
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1 Nov, 1941 | Lorient | 26 Nov, 1941 | Brest | Patrol | 26 days |
| 4. |
U-561
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3 Jan, 1942 | Brest | 22 Jan, 1942 | Messina | Patrol | 20 days |
| 5. |
U-561
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26 Jan, 1942 | Messina | 20 Feb, 1942 | Pola | Patrol | 26 days |
| 6. |
U-561
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4 Apr, 1942 | Pola | 5 May, 1942 | Pola | Patrol | 32 days |
| 7. |
U-561
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11 Jun, 1942 | Pola | 25 Jun, 1942 | Messina | Patrol | 15 days |
| 8. |
U-561
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2 Jul, 1942 | Messina | 24 Jul, 1942 | La Spezia | Patrol | 23 days |
| 9. |
U-197
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3 Apr, 1943 | Kiel | 20 Aug, 1943 | Sunk | Patrol | 140 days |
Ships hit by Robert Bartels
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * |
| 28 Jul, 1941 | U-561 | Wrotham | 1.884 |  | br | OG-69 | |
| 11 Nov, 1941 | U-561 | Meridian | 5.592 |  | pa | SC-53 | |
| 14 Nov, 1941 | U-561 | Crusader | 2.939 | | pa | SC-53 | |
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| 14 May, 1942 | U-561 | Fred [Mine] | 4.043 |  | gr | | damaged |
| 14 May, 1942 | U-561 | Hav [Mine] | 5.062 |  | nw | | total loss |
| 14 May, 1942 | U-561 | Mount Olympus [Mine] | 6.692 | | gr | | |
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| 20 May, 1943 | U-197 | Benakat | 4.763 |  | nl | | |
| 24 Jul, 1943 | U-197 | Pegasus | 9.583 |  | sw | | |
| 30 Jul, 1943 | U-197 | William Ellery | 7.181 |  | am | | damaged |
| 17 Aug, 1943 | U-197 | Empire Stanley | 6.921 | | br | | |
| | 54.660 | |
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine. |
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.
