Английская Википедия:Hans-Heinrich Döhler
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Hans-Heinrich Döhler (5 December 1917 – 22 February 1943) was a German U-boat commander[1] in World War II.
Hans-Heinrich Döhler joined Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine in 1937. He served on the heavy cruiser Deutschland (later renamed Lützow) from July 1939 to April 1940. He went through U-boat training from April to September 1940. From September 1940 to June 1941 he served with the 2. Unterseeboots-Lehrdivision[2] (2. U-boat Training Division). In July 1941 Döhler became the Second Watch Officer on Шаблон:GS, serving under the command of Gerhard Bigalk. He went out on two patrols with the boat, spending 67 days at sea. Döhler went through U-boat Commander training with the 26th U-boat Flotilla from November to December 1941. Upon completing the course he commanded the "duck" Шаблон:GS, a school boat, from 4 January 1942 to 24 September 1942. On 2 October 1942 Döhler took command of the Type VIIC boat Шаблон:GS. After only two weeks with the new command he left Bergen, Norway to his first war patrol in the North Atlantic. U-606 left for its second patrol on 4 January 1943 and spend 50 days in the North Atlantic. On 22 February Döhler sank two ships (12,302) and damaged one (4,959) from Convoy ON 166.[3]
Fate
Döhler was killed on 22 February 1943 when U-606 was sunk in the North Atlantic by depth charges from the US coastguard cutter Шаблон:USCGC and the Polish destroyer Burza.
Summary of Career
Ships sunk
| Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Nationality | Tonnage | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 October 1942 | Шаблон:GS | Gurney E. Newlin | Шаблон:Flag | 8,225 | Sunk |
| 22 February 1943 | Шаблон:GS | Chattanooga City | Шаблон:Flag | 5,687 | Sunk |
| 22 February 1943 | Шаблон:GS | Empire Redshank | Шаблон:Flag | 6,615 | Sunk |
Awards
- Iron Cross 2nd Class - November 1939
- U-boat War Badge 1939 - 9 November 1941
- Iron Cross 1st Class - 6 December 1942
References
Bibliography
- Английская Википедия
- 1917 births
- 1943 deaths
- U-boat commanders (Kriegsmarine)
- Recipients of the Iron Cross (1939), 1st class
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- Military personnel from the Province of Schleswig-Holstein
- Kriegsmarine personnel killed in World War II
- People lost at sea
- Military personnel from Schleswig-Holstein
- People from Ostholstein
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