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Dauter, Helmut (U-448)

Date of birth:
August 9th, 1919 (Danzig/Pommerania, Germany)
Date of death:
April 30th, 1987 (Ahrensburg/Schleswick-Holstein, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Helmut Dauter did not succeed in sinking any ship on four operational sails (213 days at sea).

Promotions:
April 1st, 1942: Oberleutnant zur See.

Crew 37b
Career:
00.12.1939-00.02.1940: 3.WO, "ILTIS"
00.02.1940-00.12.1940: appointed to the Luftwaffe
00.07.1940-00.05.1942: I. Wachoffizier "U 454": 5 patrols, 101 days
01.08.1942-14.04.1944: Kommandant "U 448" : 4 patrols, 219 days
14.04.1944: British POW, Camp.184 - POW No. 103.355

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1940
Flugzeugbeobachterabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 1942
U-boot Kriegsabzeichen (ohne Brillianten)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant zur See
Unit:
Kommandant, U-Boot, "U 448", 7. Unterseebootsflottille
Awarded on:
November 13th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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