Hans-Heinrich Ketels

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37a)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born	11 Mar 1918		Heiligenhafen, Holstein
Died	19 Dec 1993	(75)

Ranks

3 Apr 1937		Offiziersanwärter
21 Sep 1937		Seekadett
1 May 1938		Fähnrich zur See
1 Jul 1939		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Aug 1939		Leutnant zur See
1 Sep 1941		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Mar 1944		Kapitänleutnant

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-970	25 Mar 1943	8 Jun 1944	2 patrols (41 days)
U-2523	26 Dec 1944	17 Jan 1945	No war patrols
U-3511	29 Jan 1945	31 Mar 1945	No war patrols
U-1162	1 Apr 1945	5 May 1945	No war patrols

Patrol info for Hans-Heinrich Ketels

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-970	24 Feb 1944	Kiel	26 Feb 1944	Bergen		3 days
2.	U-970	16 Mar 1944	Bergen	22 Apr 1944	La Pallice	Patrol 1,	38 days
3.	U-970	6 Jun 1944	La Pallice	8 Jun 1944	Sunk	Patrol 2,	3 days
2 patrols, 41 days at sea

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.