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.

Personal facts

Hans-Georg Hess
Birth dateMay 06, 1923
Birth place
Berlin
Date of deathMarch 29, 2008
Place of death
Wunstorf

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Military person

allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military commandU-995 10 October 1944 – 8 May 1945
military unit
13th U-boat Flotilla
3rd U-boat Flotilla
29th U-boat Flotilla
14th U-boat Flotilla
service start1940
service end1945

Hans-Georg Hess on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Personenregister/H/HessHG.htm
  2. http://www.uboat.net/men/hess.htm