Hans-Joachim Schwantke
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
Successes
1 ship sunk, total tonnage 5,154 GRT
1 ship a total loss, total tonnage 9,131 GRT |
| Born | 30 Aug 1918 | | Hindenburg, Upper Silesia |
| Died | 30 Jul 1943 | (24) | North Atlantic |
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| 3 Apr 1936 | Offiziersanwärter | | 10 Sep 1936 | Seekadett | | 1 May 1937 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1938 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1938 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1940 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Aug 1943 | Kapitänleutnant (posthumous) |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-43 | 19 Mar 1942 | 30 Jul 1943 (+) | 4 patrols (221 days) |
Patrol info for Hans-Joachim Schwantke
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-43 |
4 Jul 1942 | Kiel |
15 Aug 1942 | Lorient |
Patrol 1, | 43 days | |
| 2. |
U-43 |
23 Sep 1942 | Lorient |
9 Dec 1942 | Lorient |
Patrol 2, | 78 days | |
| 3. |
U-43 |
9 Jan 1943 | Lorient |
31 Mar 1943 | Lorient |
Patrol 3, | 82 days | |
| 4. |
U-43 |
13 Jul 1943 | Lorient |
30 Jul 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 4, | 18 days | |
| 4 patrols, 221 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Hans-Joachim Schwantke
About ranks and decorations
Ranks shown in italics are our database inserts based on the rank dates of his crew comrades. The officers of each crew would normally have progressed through the lower ranks at the same rate.
