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Udo Heilmann

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 33)


Successes
10 ships sunk for a total of 50.256 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 6.833 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 9.718 GRT

Born  4 Mar, 1913Kiel


Ranks

1 Apr, 1945Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-2430 Nov, 1939 - 21 Aug, 1940  4 patrols (53 days) 
U-9728 Sep, 1940 - May, 1942  9 patrols (240 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-24 6 Jan, 1940  Kiel12 Jan, 1940  KielPatrol7 days
2. U-24 27 Jan, 1940  Kiel9 Feb, 1940  WilhelmshavenPatrol14 days
3. U-24 14 Mar, 1940  Wilhelmshaven20 Mar, 1940  WilhelmshavenPatrol7 days
4. U-24 13 Apr, 1940  Wilhelmshaven7 May, 1940  KielPatrol25 days
5. U-97 17 Feb, 1941  Kiel7 Mar, 1941  LorientPatrol19 days
6. U-97 20 Mar, 1941  Lorient10 Apr, 1941  St. NazairePatrol22 days
7. U-97 1 May, 1941  St. Nazaire30 May, 1941  St. NazairePatrol30 days
8. U-97 2 Jul, 1941  St. Nazaire8 Aug, 1941  St. NazairePatrol38 days
9. U-97 20 Sep, 1941  St. Nazaire27 Oct, 1941  SalamisPatrol38 days
10. U-97 23 Dec, 1941  Salamis9 Jan, 1942  SalamisPatrol18 days
11. U-97 12 Jan, 1942  Salamis31 Jan, 1942  SalamisPatrol20 days
12. U-97 3 Feb, 1942  Salamis8 Feb, 1942  La Spezia 6 days
13. U-97 14 Mar, 1942  La Spezia30 Mar, 1942  SalamisPatrol17 days
14. U-97 5 Apr, 1942  Salamis12 May, 1942  La SpeziaPatrol38 days

Ships hit by Udo Heilmann


DateBoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
24 Feb, 1941 U-97British Gunner6.894 br OB-289 
24 Feb, 1941 U-97G.C. Brøvig9.718 nw OB-289 damaged
24 Feb, 1941 U-97Jonathan Holt4.973 br OB-289 
24 Feb, 1941 U-97Mansepool4.894 br OB-289 
23 Mar, 1941 U-97Chama8.077 br OG-56 
24 Mar, 1941 U-97Hørda4.301 nw OG-56 
4 Apr, 1941 U-97Conus8.132 br OB-304 
6 May, 1941 U-97HMS Camito (F 77)6.833 br 
6 May, 1941 U-97Sangro6.466 it 
8 May, 1941 U-97Ramillies4.553 br OB-317 
17 Oct, 1941 U-97Pass of Balmaha758 br 
17 Oct, 1941 U-97Samos1.208 gr 
 66.807

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


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