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Hans Jenisch

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 33)

Successes
17 ships sunk for a total of 110,139 GRT
2 ships damaged for a total of 14,749 GRT
1 warship damaged for a total of 8,000 tons

Born	19 Oct 1913		Gerdauen, East Prussia
Died	29 Apr 1982	(68)

Oberleutnant zur See Hans Jenisch

Ranks

1 Jul 1934	Fähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1936	Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1936	Leutnant zur See
1 Jun 1938	Oberleutnant zur See
1 Nov 1940	Kapitänleutnant

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-32	12 Feb 1940	30 Oct 1940	6 patrols (114 days)

Personal information

Oberleutnant zur See Hans Jenisch on board

Hans Jenisch joined the Kriegsmarine in April 1933 and after a year on the cruiser Deutschland transferred to the U-boat force in May 1937. After training he became the first watch officer on U-32 in January 1938. Two years later he took over this U-boat as commander.

During his six patrols he sank 18 ships, including the 42,348 ton Empress of Britain, (see Biggest U-boat victims) which was damaged by German bombs. When U-32 was sunk on 30 October, 1940 northwest of Ireland by two British destroyers, Jenisch was taken prisoner. He then spent six and a half years in British captivity before returning to Germany in June 1947.

In 1956 he joined the Bundesmarine, holding mainly staff positions but also commanding the frigate Hipper for a few months. He retired in 1972 as Kapitän zur See.

Patrol info for Hans Jenisch

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-32	26 Feb 1940	Wilhelmshaven	23 Mar 1940	Wilhelmshaven	Patrol 1,	27 days
2.	U-32	27 Apr 1940	Wilhelmshaven	5 May 1940	Trondheim		9 days
3.	U-32	8 May 1940	Trondheim	14 May 1940	Wilhelmshaven	Patrol 2,	7 days
4.	U-32	3 Jun 1940	Wilhelmshaven	1 Jul 1940	Wilhelmshaven	Patrol 3,	29 days
5.	U-32	15 Aug 1940	Wilhelmshaven	8 Sep 1940	Lorient	Patrol 4,	25 days
6.	U-32	18 Sep 1940	Lorient	6 Oct 1940	Lorient	Patrol 5,	19 days
7.	U-32	24 Oct 1940	Lorient	30 Oct 1940		Patrol 6,	7 days
6 patrols, 114 days at sea

Ships hit by Hans Jenisch

Date	Boat	Name of ship	Tons	Nat.		Convoy	Fate *
2 Mar, 1940	U-32	Lagaholm	2,818		sw
18 Jun, 1940	U-32	Altair	1,522		nw
18 Jun, 1940	U-32	Nuevo Ons	108		sp
18 Jun, 1940	U-32	Sálvora	108		sp
19 Jun, 1940	U-32	Labud	5,334		yu
22 Jun, 1940	U-32	Eli Knudsen	9,026		nw	HX-49
30 Aug, 1940	U-32	Chelsea	4,804		br	HX-66A
30 Aug, 1940	U-32	Mill Hill	4,318		br	HX-66A
30 Aug, 1940	U-32	Norne	3,971		nw	HX-66A
1 Sep, 1940	U-32	HMS Fiji (58)	8,000		br	Menace	damaged
22 Sep, 1940	U-32	Collegian	7,886		br	HX-72	damaged
25 Sep, 1940	U-32	Mabriton	6,694		br	OB-216
26 Sep, 1940	U-32	Corrientes	6,863		br	OB-217	damaged
26 Sep, 1940	U-32	Darcoila	4,084		br	OB-217
26 Sep, 1940	U-32	Tancred	6,094		nw	OB-217
28 Sep, 1940	U-32	Empire Ocelot	5,759		br	OB-218
29 Sep, 1940	U-32	Bassa	5,267		br	OB-218
1 Oct, 1940	U-32	Haulerwijk	3,278		nl
2 Oct, 1940	U-32	Kayeson	4,606		br
28 Oct, 1940	U-32	Empress of Britain	42,348		br
			132,888
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.