The Men - U-boat Commanders

Klaus Becker

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew X/39)



No ships sunk or damaged.


Born  29 Apr 1920 Überlingen, Lake Constance
Died  7 Nov 1991(71)


Kriegsmarine Crew photo

Ranks

15 Sep 1939 Offiziersanwärter
1 Jul 1940 Fähnrich zur See
1 Jul 1941 Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Mar 1942 Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1943 Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

4 Oct 1940 Wound Badge in Black
18 Nov 1942 U-boat War Badge 1939
18 Nov 1942 Iron Cross 2nd Class
27 Oct 1943 Iron Cross 1st Class
19 Oct 1944 U-boat Front Clasp

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-367 6 Jan 1944 Mar, 1944   No war patrols 
U-260 Apr, 1944 12 Mar 1945   4 patrols (86 days) 

Patrol info for Klaus Becker

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-260 6 Jun 1944  St. Nazaire  16 Jun 1944  Lorient  Patrol 1,11 days
2. U-260 22 Jul 1944  Lorient  23 Jul 1944  Lorient   2 days
3. U-260 7 Aug 1944  Lorient  13 Aug 1944  La Pallice  Patrol 2,7 days
4. U-260 3 Sep 1944  La Pallice  17 Oct 1944  Bergen  Patrol 3,45 days
5. U-260 19 Oct 1944  Bergen  25 Oct 1944  Flensburg   7 days
6. U-260 9 Feb 1945  Kiel  13 Feb 1945  Horten   5 days
7. U-260 18 Feb 1945  Horten  12 Mar 1945  Sunk  Patrol 4,23 days
4 patrols, 86 days at sea


About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.

Media links


German U-boat Commanders of World War II
Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim

Listing of all U-boat commanders


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