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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
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| U-109 | 5 Dec 1940 | 4 Jun 1941 | 1 patrol (24 days) |
When Fischer returned to port after his first patrol Dönitz deemed that he was unsuitable for commanding a U-boat and removed him from command. (Blair, 1996)
From June 1941 to Jan 1943 he served as an officer on the heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer. Then he briefly served as first officer on the schoolship Hansa before taking on staff duties for the Admiral of the North Sea (Busch & Röll, 1999).
Sources
Blair, C. (1996). Hitler’s U-boat War. The Hunters, 1939-1942.
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II.
Patrol info for Hans-Georg Fischer
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
| 1. | U-109 | 6 May 1941 | Kiel | 29 May 1941 | Lorient | Patrol 1, | 24 days | |
Ships hit by Hans-Georg Fischer
| Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
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| 20 May 1941 | U-109 | Harpagus | 5,173 |  | br | HX-126 | |
| 5,173 | |||||||
1 ship sunk (5,173 tons). | |||||||
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Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.