Hans Johannsen

Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born

3 Jun 1910

Hamburg-Bergedorf

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Ranks

1 Nov 1942

Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve

Decorations

1940		Iron Cross 2nd Class
1941		Minesweeper War Badge
Sept, 1942		U-boat War Badge 1939
14 Mar 1943		Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-569	3 Feb 1943	22 May 1943	2 patrols (69 days)

Hans Johannsen went to sea at age 14, and worked for the Hamburg-Amerika line before the war.

When his U-boat was sunk he was taken prisoner. On 12 February 1944 he was one of five U-boat commanders to escape from the POW camp at Papago Park, Arizona (USA). Travelling with two others, he was recaptured at a point some thirty miles across the Mexican border.

After the war Johannsen became an official on the Kiel Canal.

Patrol info for Hans Johannsen

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-569	7 Feb 1943	La Pallice	13 Mar 1943	La Pallice	Patrol 1,	35 days
2.	U-569	19 Apr 1943	La Pallice	22 May 1943	Sunk	Patrol 2,	34 days
2 patrols, 69 days at sea