Engel, Herbert (U-666)
- Date of birth:
- January 29th, 1912 (Hamburg/Hamburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- January 4th, 1991
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
During four operational sails (197 days at sea), Herbert Engel sunk a ship of 1,370BRT and damaged another of 5,234BRT.
Promotions:
01.01.1940: Steuermannsmaat der Reserve
01.08.1940: Steuermann der Reserve
01.07.1941: Leutnant zur See der Reserve
01.02.1943: Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve
01.09.1943: Kapitänleutnant.
Career:
August 26th, 1942 - December 9th, 1943: Kommandant "U 666";
August 1944 - October 1944: Kommandant "U 228".
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 3rd, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 3rd, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 8th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See
- Unit:
- Kommandant, "U 666", 6. Unterseebootsflottille
- Awarded on:
- November 9th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 18th, 1944
Sources
- Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kapitänleutnant Herbert Engel - German U-boat Commanders of WWII - The Men of the Kriegsmarine - uboat.net
- HMA
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