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Helmut Rosenbaum
11 May 1913(1913-05-11) – 5 October 1944 (aged 31)
Place of birth Döbeln
Place of death near Constanţa, Romania
Allegiance Weimar Republic Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
Service/branch  Reichsmarine
 Kriegsmarine
Years of service 1932–1944
Rank Korvettenkapitän (posthumous)
Commands held U-2
U-73
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Helmut Rosenbaum (11 May 1913 – 5 October 1944) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He is also a recipient of the coveted Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. His greatest achievement as U-boat commander was the sinking of the British aircraft carrier HMS Eagle on 11 August 1942.

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Military career

Helmut Rosenbaum commissioned U 73 on 30 September 1940 after completing his first patrols in U 2. He sank one ship on his first patrol and four ships on his second patrol, the first in the North Atlantic. In February 1942 U 73 was heavily bombed during his first Mediterranean patrol but nevertheless managed to reach La Spezia.[1]

In August 1942 Rosenbaum attempted an attack on a convoy of Operation Pedestal bound for Malta. On 11 August 1942 he made contact and fired four torpedoes at the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle sinking her in the engagement.[1]

Helmut Rosenbaum was killed in an airplane crash on 5 October 1944 near Constanţa in Romania as commander of the 30. Unterseebootsflottille. Rosenbaum was on his way to a meeting with the commanding admiral of the Black Sea.[1]

Awards

Combat career

Date U-boat Name of Ship Nationality Tonnage Fate
24 February 1941 U 73 Waynegate British 4,260 Sunk
3 April 1941 U 73 Alderpool British 4,313 Sunk
3 April 1941 U 73 British Viscount British 6,895 Sunk
3 April 1941 U 73 Indier Belgian 5,409 Sunk
3 April 1941 U 73 Westpool British 5,724 Sunk
20 April 1941 U 73 Empire Endurance British 8,570 Sunk
20 April 1941 U 73 HMS ML-1003 British 46 Sunk
20 April 1941 U 73 HMS ML-1037 British 46 Sunk
11 August 1942 U 73 HMS Eagle British 22,600 Sunk

References

Citations
  1. ^ a b c Kurowski 1995, p. 215.
  2. ^ Busch and Röll 2003, p. 237.
  3. ^ a b c d Busch and Röll 2003, p. 238.
  4. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 639.
Bibliography
  • Busch, Rainer & Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939-1945 - Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 3-8132-0515-0.
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Kurowski, Franz. Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service. Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1995. ISBN 0-88740-748-X.
  • Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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