Hermann Kottmann
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
Successes
2 ships sunk for a total of 12.309 GRT |
| Born | 4 Dec, 1915 | Hannover |
| Died | 30 Jun, 1955 | |
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Hermann Kottmann
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| 1 Apr, 1943 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-203 | 21 Sep, 1942 | - | 25 Apr, 1943 | 3 patrols (79 days) |
Personal information
Hermann Kottmann entered the navy in 1936. He was gunnery officer on the Graf Spee. Interned in Argentina when the Graf Spee was scuttled, he escaped to Chile, crossed the Pacific on a Japanese vessel, and then served in the SS for one year. The he joined the U-boat arm, served under Friedrich Guggenberger, then was executive officer on U-203 before becoming commander of that boat.
After U-203 was sunk he was taken captive, and eventually ended up at the Papago Park POW camp in Arizona (USA). On 12 February, 1944 he participated in an escape from that camp. In company with two other U-boat commanders, he crossed the Mexican border and continued on for thirty miles before being captured and returned to Papago Park.
Patrol info
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | |
| 1. |
U-203
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15 Oct, 1942 | Brest | 6 Nov, 1942 | Lorient | Patrol, | 23 days |
| 2. |
U-203
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6 Dec, 1942 | Lorient | 7 Jan, 1943 | Brest | Patrol, | 33 days |
| 3. |
U-203
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3 Apr, 1943 | Brest | 25 Apr, 1943 | Sunk | Patrol, | 23 days |
| 3 patrols, 79 days at sea |
Ships hit by Hermann Kottmann
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