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Werner Hartmann

Kapitän zur See (Crew 21)

Successes 26 ships sunk for a total of 115,337 GRT

Personal information

Werner Hartmann spent the first years of his career as commander of the torpedo boats Seeadler and Albatros. In 1935 he transferred to the U-boat arm and remained there through the end of World War II. With his first U-boat, U-26, he patrolled in Spanish waters during the Spanish Civil War in 1937-38. I WO on board was the later famous Oberleutnant z. S. Günther Prien.

During the first months of the war Hartmann was Commander both of U-37 and of the 2nd U-boat Flotilla. In October 1939 an attempt was made to direct a wolfpack from another U-boat at sea. This leader was Korvkpt. Hartmann. But this strategy proved inefficient, and BdU decided henceforth to direct the boats from land.

After only three patrols Hartmann received the Knights Cross. Then for six months he was I. Asto in the BdU-staff. In November 1940 he became the commander of the 2nd ULD and a year later took command of the 27th U-boat flotilla in Gotenhafen.

In November 1942 he took over one of the large IXD2 boats and completed with U-198 the third longest (200 days) patrol ever undertaken.

In 1944 he became FdU Mittelmeer (FdU Mediterranean) and in this function received the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves.

Left: Werner Hartmann (left) just back from his incredible patrol.

After the war he spent several years in the Bundesmarine (German postwar Navy).

Date	U-boat	Commander		Name of ship	Tons	Nat.		Convoy
8 Oct 1939	U-37	Werner Hartmann		Vistula	1,018		sw
12 Oct 1939	U-37	Werner Hartmann		Aris	4,810		gr
15 Oct 1939	U-37	Werner Hartmann		Vermont	5,186		fr
17 Oct 1939	U-37	Werner Hartmann		Yorkshire	10,183		br	HG-3
24 Oct 1939	U-37	Werner Hartmann		Ledbury	3,528		br
24 Oct 1939	U-37	Werner Hartmann		Menin Ridge	2,474		br
24 Oct 1939	U-37	Werner Hartmann		Tafna	4,413		br
30 Oct 1939	U-37	Werner Hartmann		Thrasyvoulos	3,693		gr
4 Feb 1940	U-37	Werner Hartmann		Hop	1,365		nw
4 Feb 1940	U-37	Werner Hartmann		Leo Dawson	4,330		br
10 Feb 1940	U-37	Werner Hartmann		Silja	1,259		nw
11 Feb 1940	U-37	Werner Hartmann		Togimo	290		br
15 Feb 1940	U-37	Werner Hartmann		Aase	1,206		da
17 Feb 1940	U-37	Werner Hartmann		Pyrrhus	7,418		br	OG-18
18 Feb 1940	U-37	Werner Hartmann		Ellin	4,917		gr
18 Feb 1940	U-37	Werner Hartmann		P.L.M. 15	3,754		fr	10-RS
10 Apr 1940	U-37	Werner Hartmann		Sveaborg	9,076		sw
10 Apr 1940	U-37	Werner Hartmann		Tosca	5,128		nw
12 Apr 1940	U-37	Werner Hartmann		Stancliffe	4,511		br
17 May 1943	U-198	Werner Hartmann		Northmoor	4,392		br	LMD-17
29 May 1943	U-198	Werner Hartmann		Hopetarn	5,231		br
5 Jun 1943	U-198	Werner Hartmann		Dumra	2,304		br
6 Jun 1943	U-198	Werner Hartmann		William King	7,176		am
6 Jul 1943	U-198	Werner Hartmann		Hydraios	4,476		gr
7 Jul 1943	U-198	Werner Hartmann		Leana	4,742		br
1 Aug 1943	U-198	Werner Hartmann		Mangkalihat	8,457		nl	BC-2
					115,337
26 ships sunk (115,337 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel.

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