U-35 crew member Peter von der Helm

Peter von der Helm was born on 23 December 1915.

The swearing-in ceremony of Peter von der Helm. [55]

 

Peter von der Helm as a young sailor. [55]

 

The crew of U-35, including Peter von der Helm, in Spain. [44]

 

Peter von der Helm is the man on the left. [55]

 

The crew of U-35, including Peter von der Helm, upon return from the first war patrol. [33,cover photo of 32]

 

Another photograph taken of the U-35 crew, including Peter von der Helm, upon return from the first war cruise. [35]

 

Crewmembers of U-35 in the Espanola POW Camp in Canada. Standing, left to right: Gerhard Marx, Heinz Küfner, Stefan Döbele, Theodor Schütt, Walter Roloff. Sitting, left to right: Peter von der Helm, Gerhard Oppermann, Richard Friedrich Lüneburg, Fritz Pietsch, Ernst Weber. [70]

 

Prisoners of War in Canada; Peter von der Helm is standing, on the right. [55]

 

An unofficial reunion of some of the U-35 crewmembers in 1978. L-R: Siegfried Bruse, Friedrich-Hermann Vollmer, Peter von der Helm, Erich Bartold May, Johann van der Pütten, Albert Schrader, Gustav Horstkötter. [61]

 

The 1980 reunion in Emden, Germany. L-R: Albert Schrader, Hans-Joachim "Jonny" Roters, Friedrich-Hermann Vollmer, Willi Jacob, Paul Liebau, Heinz Pfeifer, Martin Müller, Gustav Horstkötter, Wilhelm Janssen, Werner Lott, Karl Sommerer, Erich Bartold May, Peter von der Helm, Gerhard Stamer. [55]

1982: Reunion in Neuss on the Rhine, organized by Lucia and Erich Bartold May:

Photo: Augustusburg palace in Brühl. L-R: Inge Lott, Walter Konradt, Friedrich-Hermann Vollmer, Hans-Joachim "Jonny" Roters, Martha Konradt, unknown, Lucia May, Werner Lott, Charlotte Vollmer, Grete Balke, Wilhelm Silbernagel (guest), Mrs. Silbernagel, Änne Horstkötter, Gustav Horstkötter, unknown (girlfriend of Hans-Joachim "Jonny" Roters), Albert Göbel (guest), unknown, Erich Bartold May, Inge Pfeifer, Heinz Pfeifer, Peter von der Helm, Martin Müller, Mrs. Schwarz, Maria Weigand, unknown, Willi Jacob, unknown, Johannes Weigand. [54]

Peter von der Helm passed away in 1993, and his wife Hilde in 2006. 

They are survived by their son Rainer von der Helm, who is a major contributor to this website.