Hans Klatt

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	2 Jun 1914		Kiel
Died	15 Dec 1978	(64)

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Ranks

5 Apr 1935		Offiziersanwärter
25 Sep 1935		Seekadett
1 Jul 1936		Fähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1938		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1938		Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1939		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Nov 1942		Kapitänleutnant

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-606	22 Jan 1942	1 Oct 1942	No war patrols

Klatt entered the Kriegsmarine as part of Crew 1935 but was held back while a Fähnrich zur See, effectively making him a member of Crew 1936 for promotion to Leutnant zur See. He seems to have closed the gap by the time he was an Oberleutnant zur See.

Patrol info for Hans Klatt

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-606	18 Aug 1942	Kiel	22 Aug 1942	Bergen		5 days

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.