Hans-Joachim Ebersbach

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37b)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	17 Oct 1918		Ehrenfriedensdorf, Saxony
Died	8 Sep 2005	(86)	München, Germany

Kriegsmarine Crew photo

Ranks

9 Oct 1937		Offiziersanwärter
28 Jun 1938		Seekadett
1 Apr 1939		Fähnrich zur See
1 Mar 1940		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 May 1940		Leutnant zur See
1 Apr 1942		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Oct 1944		Kapitänleutnant

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-975	29 Apr 1943	16 Nov 1943	No war patrols

After the war he joined the post-war German Navy, Bundesmarine, and later retired as Flottillenadmiral (Commodore or Rear Admiral).

Special thanks to Mr. Fernando Almeida for details on date of death and post-war career.

Patrol info for Hans-Joachim Ebersbach

This commander did not go out on patrols with his boats.

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.