Helmut Hennig

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	30 Apr 1914		Kahl, Main
Died	16 Oct 1943	(29)	Indian Ocea, Gulf of Oman

Ranks

3 Apr 1936		Offiziersanwärter
10 Sep 1936		Seekadett
1 May 1937		Fähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1938		Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1940		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jun 1943		Kapitänleutnant

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-24	11 Mar 1941	31 Jul 1941	No war patrols
U-533	25 Nov 1942	16 Oct 1943 (+)	2 patrols (144 days)

Patrol info for Helmut Hennig

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-533	15 Apr 1943	Kiel	24 May 1943	Lorient	Patrol 1,	40 days
2.	U-533	3 Jul 1943	Lorient	4 Jul 1943	Lorient		2 days
3.	U-533	5 Jul 1943	Lorient	16 Oct 1943	Sunk	Patrol 2,	104 days
2 patrols, 144 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.