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Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 34)


Successes
4 ships sunk for a total of 19.932 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 5.701 GRT

Born  5 Oct, 1915Annaberg, Erzgebirge
Died  21 Oct, 1991

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Ranks

1 Jan, 1942Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-2016 Apr, 1940 - 7 Jun, 1940  No war patrols 
U-87 Jul, 1940 - 28 Jul, 1940  No war patrols 
U-429 Jul, 1940 - 2 Feb, 1941  No war patrols 
U-5606 Mar, 1941 - 24 Aug, 1941  No war patrols 
U-5919 Oct, 1941 - 8 Sep, 1942  4 patrols (91 days) 
U-37810 Sep, 1942 - 11 Oct, 1942  1 patrol (15 days) (Acting CO)
U-59112 Nov, 1942 - 17 May, 1943  3 patrols (99 days) 


Patrol info


 U-boatDeparture Arrival  
1. U-591 15 Jan, 1942  Kiel20 Feb, 1942  BergenPatrol37 days
2. U-591 1 Apr, 1942  Bergen11 Apr, 1942  TrondheimPatrol11 days
3. U-591 10 May, 1942  Trondheim2 Jun, 1942  NarvikPatrol24 days
4. U-591 4 Jun, 1942  Narvik7 Jun, 1942  Bergen 4 days
5. U-591 27 Jul, 1942  Bergen14 Aug, 1942  BergenPatrol19 days
6. U-591 22 Aug, 1942  Bergen24 Aug, 1942  Skjomenfjord 3 days
7. U-591 27 Aug, 1942  Skjomenfjord27 Aug, 1942  Bogenbucht 1 days
8. U-591 28 Aug, 1942  Bogenbucht29 Aug, 1942  Skjomenfjord 2 days
9. U-591 8 Sep, 1942  Skjomenfjord9 Sep, 1942  Trondheim 2 days
10. U-591 11 Sep, 1942  Trondheim12 Sep, 1942  Bergen 2 days
11. U-378 12 Sep, 1942  Trondheim26 Sep, 1942  SkjomenfordPatrol15 days
12. U-591 1 Dec, 1942  Bergen12 Jan, 1943  BrestPatrol43 days
13. U-591 17 Feb, 1943  Brest7 Apr, 1943  St. NazairePatrol50 days
14. U-591 12 May, 1943  St. Nazaire17 May, 1943  St. NazairePatrol6 days

Ships hit by Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche


DateBoatName of shipTonsNat.ConvoyFate *
21 Dec, 1942 U-591Montreal City3.066 br ONS-152 
28 Dec, 1942 U-591Norse King5.701 nw ONS-154 damaged
29 Dec, 1942 U-591Zarian4.871 br ONS-154 
 
7 Mar, 1943 U-591Empire Impala6.116 br SC-121 
8 Mar, 1943 U-591Vojvoda Putnik5.879 yu SC-121 
 25.633

* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.


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