Hans Johannsen
Oberleutnant zur See (R) (entry, Jahrgang 35)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 3 Jun, 1910 | Hamburg-Bergedorf |
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| 1 Nov, 1942 | Oberleutnant zur See (R) |
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U-boat Commands
| U-569 | 3 Feb, 1943 | - | 22 May, 1943 | 2 patrols (69 days) |
Personal information
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
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | |
| 1. |
U-569
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7 Feb, 1943 | La Pallice | 13 Mar, 1943 | La Pallice | Patrol, | 35 days |
| 2. |
U-569
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19 Apr, 1943 | La Pallice | 22 May, 1943 | Sunk | Patrol, | 34 days |
| 2 patrols, 69 days at sea |
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