Johann Jebsen
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)
Successes
3 ships sunk for a total of 20,853 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 5,450 tons |
| Born | 21 Apr 1916 | | Pellworm |
| Died | 23 Sep 1944 | (28) | Indian Ocean, Strait of Malacca |
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| 5 Apr 1935 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1936 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jan 1938 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1934 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1939 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Jul 1942 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-565 | 10 Apr 1941 | 17 Mar 1942 | 4 patrols (176 days) |
| U-859 | 8 Jul 1943 | 23 Sep 1944 (+) | 1 patrol (169 days) |
Patrol info for Johann Jebsen
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-565 |
19 Jun 1941 | Kiel |
23 Jun 1941 | Trondheim |
| 5 days | |
| 2. |
U-565 |
8 Jul 1941 | Trondheim |
6 Aug 1941 | Brest |
Patrol 1, | 30 days | |
| 3. |
U-565 |
1 Sep 1941 | Brest |
7 Oct 1941 | Lorient |
Patrol 2, | 37 days | |
| 4. |
U-565 |
3 Nov 1941 | Lorient |
25 Dec 1941 | La Spezia |
Patrol 3, | 53 days | |
| 5. |
U-565 |
21 Jan 1942 | La Spezia |
17 Mar 1942 | La Spezia |
Patrol 4, | 56 days | |
| 6. |
U-859 |
4 Apr 1944 | Kiel |
6 Apr 1944 | Marviken |
| 3 days | |
| 7. |
U-859 |
8 Apr 1944 | Marviken |
23 Sep 1944 | Sunk |
Patrol 5, | 169 days | |
| 5 patrols, 345 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Johann Jebsen
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.
