Hans Johannsen
Oberleutnant zur See (R) (entry, Jahrgang 35)
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| Born | 3 Jun 1910 | Hamburg-Bergedorf |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
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| U-569 | 3 Feb 1943 | 22 May 1943 | 2 patrols (69 days) |
Hans Johannsen went to sea at age 14, and worked for the Hamburg-Amerika line before the war.
When his U-boat was sunk he was taken prisoner. On 12 February, 1944 he was one of five U-boat commanders to escape from the POW camp at Papago Park, Arizona (USA). Traveling with two others, he was recaptured at a point some thirty miles inside the Mexican border.
After the war Johannsen became an official on the Kiel Canal.
Patrol info for Hans Johannsen
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
| 1. | U-569 | 7 Feb 1943 | La Pallice | 13 Mar 1943 | La Pallice | Patrol 1, | 35 days | |
| 2. | U-569 | 19 Apr 1943 | La Pallice | 22 May 1943 | Sunk | Patrol 2, | 34 days | |
| 2 patrols, 69 days at sea | ||||||||
Ships hit by Hans Johannsen
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