Horst Hepp
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
Successes
4 ships sunk for a total of 23,048 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 7,176 GRT |
| Born | 10 Oct 1917 | | Kempen |
| Died | 9 Feb 1944 | (26) | North Atlantic |
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Horst Hepp
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| 3 Apr 1936 | Offiziersanwärter | | 10 Sep 1936 | Seekadett | | 1 Nov 1943 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-272 | 7 Oct 1942 | 12 Nov 1942 | No war patrols |
| U-238 | 20 Feb 1943 | 9 Feb 1944 (+) | 3 patrols (80 days) |
Personal information
The five ships sunk in two separate attacks (on the 20th and 23rd) on convoy ON-202 in Sept 1943 was the best performance of any U-boat in the Atlantic for many months. Hepp proved to be a a highly successful commander under extremely difficult conditions on this first patrol.
Patrol info for Horst Hepp
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-238 |
12 Aug 1943 | Kiel |
16 Aug 1943 | Bergen |
| 5 days | |
| 2. |
U-238 |
24 Aug 1943 | Bergen |
26 Aug 1943 | Trondheim |
| 3 days | |
| 3. |
U-238 |
5 Sep 1943 | Trondheim |
8 Oct 1943 | Brest |
Patrol 1, | 34 days | |
| 4. |
U-238 |
11 Nov 1943 | Brest |
12 Dec 1943 | Brest |
Patrol 2, | 32 days | |
| 5. |
U-238 |
27 Jan 1944 | Brest |
9 Feb 1944 | Sunk |
Patrol 3, | 14 days | |
| 3 patrols, 80 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Horst Hepp
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.
