The Men - U-boat Commanders

Hans Ey

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)


Successes
1 ship damaged, total tonnage 2,215 GRT

Born  19 Jun 1916 Hannover

Ranks

5 Apr 1935 Offiziersanwärter
25 Sep 1935 Seekadett
1 Jul 1936 Fähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1938 Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1938 Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1939 Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jul 1942 Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

1940 Iron Cross 2nd Class
19 Feb 1941 U-boat War Badge 1939
1941 Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-433 24 May 1941 16 Nov 1941   2 patrols (41 days) 

Patrol info for Hans Ey

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-433 25 Aug 1941  Bergen  25 Sep 1941  St. Nazaire  Patrol 1,32 days
2. U-433 4 Nov 1941  St. Nazaire  6 Nov 1941  St. Nazaire   3 days
3. U-433 8 Nov 1941  St. Nazaire  16 Nov 1941  Sunk  Patrol 2,9 days
2 patrols, 41 days at sea

Ships hit by Hans Ey

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
11 Sep 1941U-433 Bestum (d.)2,215nwSC-42
 2,215

1 ship damaged (2,215 tons).

Legend
(d.) means the ship was damaged.


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.

Media links


German U-boat Commanders of World War II
Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim

Listing of all U-boat commanders


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