Hans-Georg Hess Military person
Hans-Georg Hess (6 May 1923 – 29 March 2008) was a German U-boat commander of the Second World War. He commanded a single U-boat from September 1944 until the end of the war, and sank five ships for a total of 2,298 gross register tons (GRT), and caused another to be declared a total loss for 7,176 GRT. For this he received the Knight's Cross.
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allegiance | Nazi Germany |
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military command | U-995 10 October 1944 – 8 May 1945 |
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service start | 1940 |
service end | 1945 |