Heilmann, Udo ('U 97')
- Date of birth:
- March 4th, 1913 (Kiel, Germany)
- Date of death:
- November 20th, 1970 (Münster, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Crew 33
Promotions:
01.07.1934: Fähnrich zur See
01.10.1936: Leutnant zur See
01.06.1938: Oberleutnant zur See
01.02.1941: Kapitänleutnant
01.04.1945: Korvettenkapitän
Career:
01.04.1933: entered the Kriegsmarine
30.09.1937-22.10.1939: 1. WO, U 18
23.10.1939-28.11.1939: Kommandanten-Lehrgang. Kommandanten-Schießlehrgang bei der 1. U-Ausbildungsflottille, Danzig
30.11.1939-21.08.1940: Kdt, U 24, 4 patrols (51 days)
22.08.1940-27.09.1940: Baubelehrung U 97, U-Boote Ostsee, Kiel
28.09.1940-15.05.1942: Kdt, U 97, 9 patrols (240 days)
26.09.1941: Straits of Gibraltar
26.10.1941: Salamis, Greece
16.05.1942-24.07.1942: 29. U-Flottille, La Spezia
25.07.1942-19.03.1943: Schießlehrer, 26. Unterseebootsflottille, Pillau
20.03.1943-08.05.1945: Seemännischer-Referent, Führer der U-Bootsausbildung, Gotenhafen
09.05.1945-21.09.1945: British POW
Successes:
10 ships sunk, total tonnage 50,256 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk, total tonnage 6,833 GRT
1 ship damaged, total tonnage 9,718 GRT
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Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
- Awarded on:
- April 1937
- Period:
- Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
- Awarded on:
- June 6th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 26th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 22nd, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 9th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandant, U-Boot, "U 97", 26. Unterseebootsflottille
- Awarded on:
- August 6th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 3rd, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 1945
Sources
- Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
- Photo: ImagesDéfense - A Saint-Nazaire, l'appareillage du sous-marin U-97 commandé par Udo Heilmann.
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
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