Helmut Lange
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37a)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 31 Aug 1916 | | Tilsit |
| Died | 15 Feb 1945 | (28) | Norwegian Sea |
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Helmut Lange
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| 3 Apr 1937 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 May 1938 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1939 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Aug 1939 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Sep 1941 | Oberleutnant zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-72 | 20 Nov 1942 | 14 Dec 1943 | No war patrols |
| U-1053 | 12 Feb 1944 | 15 Feb 1945 (+) | 2 patrols (77 days) |
Patrol info for Helmut Lange
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-1053 |
28 Oct 1944 | Kiel |
31 Oct 1944 | Horten |
| 4 days | |
| 2. |
U-1053 |
7 Nov 1944 | Horten |
21 Jan 1945 | Stavanger |
Patrol 1, | 76 days | |
| 3. |
U-1053 |
15 Feb 1945 | Stavanger |
15 Feb 1945 | Sunk |
Patrol 2, | 1 days | |
| 2 patrols, 77 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Helmut Lange
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.
