Helmuth Pich
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 34)
Successes
2 ships sunk for a total of 6,568 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 1,440 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 9,804 GRT |
| Born | 26 Jun 1914 | | Babziens, Rastenburg |
| Died | 18 Mar 1997 | (82) | |
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Helmuth Pich
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| 8 Apr 1934 | 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 |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-168 | 10 Sep 1942 | 6 Oct 1944 | 4 patrols (252 days) |
Patrol info for Helmuth Pich
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-168 |
9 Mar 1943 | Kiel |
18 May 1943 | Lorient |
Patrol 1, | 71 days | |
| 2. |
U-168 |
3 Jul 1943 | Lorient |
11 Nov 1943 | Penang |
Patrol 2, | 132 days | |
| 3. |
U-168 |
28 Jan 1944 | Penang |
3 Feb 1944 | Penang |
| 7 days | |
| 4. |
U-168 |
7 Feb 1944 | Penang |
24 Mar 1944 | Batavia |
Patrol 3, | 47 days | |
| 5. |
U-168 |
5 Oct 1944 | Batavia |
6 Oct 1944 | Sunk |
Patrol 4, | 2 days | |
| 4 patrols, 252 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Helmuth Pich
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.
