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Hans-Botho Bade

Leutnant zur See (R) (entry, Jahrgang X/39)



No ships sunk or damaged.


Born  15 Nov 1909 Hamburg-Blankenese
Died  15 Dec 1942(33)


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Ranks

19 Oct 1939Rekrut
1 Jan 1940Steuermannsmaat d.R.
1 Oct 1940Reserveoffizieranwärter
1 Jan 1941Steuermann
1 Jul 1941Leutnant zur See (R)

Decorations

28 May 1940Iron Cross 2nd Class
12 Apr 1941U-boat War Badge 1939
July, 1941Iron Cross 1st Class
10 Jun 1942Minesweeper War Badge

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-626 11 Jun 1942 15 Dec 1942  (+)  1 patrol (8 days) 

Hans-Botho Bade entered the Kriegsmarine in 1939. He was the Second Watch Officer (2WO) on the U-69 from Jan 1941 to Feb 1942, serving almost 200 days at sea. In Feb 1942 he went through U-boat commander courses and Baubelehrung (observing the final construction of a U-boat) until he took command of the U-626 on 11 June 1942.

Hans-Botho Bade was a former merchant marine captain (Blair, 1998).

Sources

Blair, C. (1998). Hitler’s U-boat War. The Hunted, 1942-1945.
Busch, R & Röll, H-J. (1998). German U-boat commanders of World War II.

Patrol info for Hans-Botho Bade


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-626 24 Nov 1942  Kiel  30 Nov 1942  Bergen   7 days
2. U-626 8 Dec 1942  Bergen  15 Dec 1942  Sunk  Patrol 1,8 days

Ships hit by Hans-Botho Bade

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