Hans-Heinrich Giessler

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 31)

Successes
2 ships sunk, total tonnage 13,908 GRT

Born

12 Jan 1911

Berlin

Kptlt. Hans-Heinrich Giessler

Ranks

14 Oct 1931		Seekadett
1 Apr 1935		Leutnant zur See
1 Jan 1937		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Oct 1939		Kapitänleutnant
1 Oct 1943		Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd Class
		U-boat War Badge 1939
		Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-455	21 Aug 1941	22 Nov 1942	4 patrols (185 days)

When Giessler left U-455 he served at the Torpedo Inspectorate from Dec 1942 to Oct 1944. He then joined the Ministry of Armaments and War Production under Speer in Nov 1944. In Feb 1945 Giessler became First Officer on the destroyer Z 20 Karl Galster until the end of the war in May 1945 (Busch & Röll, 1999).

Sources

Busch, R & Röll, H-J. (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II.

Patrol info for Hans-Heinrich Giessler

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-455	15 Jan 1942	Kiel	28 Feb 1942	Bergen	Patrol 1,	45 days
2.	U-455	21 Mar 1942	Bergen	30 Mar 1942	St. Nazaire	Patrol 2,	10 days
3.	U-455	16 Apr 1942	St. Nazaire	16 Jun 1942	St. Nazaire	Patrol 3,	62 days
4.	U-455	22 Aug 1942	St. Nazaire	28 Oct 1942	St. Nazaire	Patrol 4,	68 days
4 patrols, 185 days at sea

Ships hit by Hans-Heinrich Giessler

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Tons		Convoy
3 May 1942	U-455	British Workman	6,994	br	ON-89
11 Jun 1942	U-455	Geo H. Jones	6,914	br	SL-111
			13,908
2 ships sunk (13,908 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel.