Helmut Dauter

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 37b)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	9 Aug 1919		Danzig
Died	30 Apr 1987	(67)	Ahrensburg, Germany

Oblt. Helmut Dauter recently captured after loss of his boat

Ranks

9 Oct 1937		Offiziersanwärter
28 Jun 1938		Seekadett
1 Apr 1939		Fähnrich zur See
1 Mar 1940		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 May 1940		Leutnant zur See
1 Apr 1942		Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

1940		Luftwaffe Observer Badge
1940		Iron Cross 2nd Class
Mar 1942		U-boat War Badge 1939
May 1942		Iron Cross 1st Class
13 Nov 1943		German Cross in Gold

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-448	1 Aug 1942	14 Apr 1944	4 patrols (213 days)

Helmut Dauter after returning from patrol.

Patrol info for Helmut Dauter

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-448	30 Jan 1943	Kiel	4 Feb 1943	Bergen	Patrol 1,	6 days
2.	U-448	6 Feb 1943	Bergen	25 Mar 1943	St. Nazaire	Patrol 1,	48 days
3.	U-448	17 Apr 1943	St. Nazaire	26 May 1943	St. Nazaire	Patrol 2,	40 days
4.	U-448	25 Jul 1943	St. Nazaire	27 Jul 1943	St. Nazaire		3 days
5.	U-448	1 Aug 1943	St. Nazaire	3 Aug 1943	St. Nazaire		3 days
6.	U-448	6 Sep 1943	St. Nazaire	12 Sep 1943	St. Nazaire	Patrol 3,	7 days
7.	U-448	14 Sep 1943	St. Nazaire	3 Nov 1943	St. Nazaire	Patrol 3,	51 days
8.	U-448	14 Feb 1944	St. Nazaire	14 Apr 1944	Sunk	Patrol 4,	61 days
4 patrols, 213 days at sea

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.