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 | North Atlantic |
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| 1 Nov, 1943 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| 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
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | |
| 1. |
U-238
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12 Aug, 1943 | Kiel | 16 Aug, 1943 | Bergen | | 5 days |
| 2. |
U-238
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24 Aug, 1943 | Bergen | 26 Aug, 1943 | Trondheim | | 3 days |
| 3. |
U-238
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5 Sep, 1943 | Trondheim | 8 Oct, 1943 | Brest | Patrol, | 34 days |
| 4. |
U-238
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11 Nov, 1943 | Brest | 12 Dec, 1943 | Brest | Patrol, | 32 days |
| 5. |
U-238
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27 Jan, 1944 | Brest | 9 Feb, 1944 | Sunk | Patrol, | 14 days |
| 3 patrols, 80 days at sea |
Ships hit by Horst Hepp
Decorations and ranks information is in many cases not complete. If you can help on any of those missing that would be great.