| Born | 21 Jan 1916 | Schrotz, Deutsch Krone, Posen, West Prussia | |
| Died | 16 Jun 1943 | (27) | Mediterranean |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
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| U-97 | 2 Feb 1943 | 16 Jun 1943 (+) | 2 patrols (36 days) |
Crew of 1936
Hans-Georg Trox was one of the Kriegsmarine's famous Olympia Crew. This Crew chose the Olympic rings as their symbol (the 1936 Olympic games were held in Berlin). It was the largest Crew, and produced more U-boat commanders than any other – of the 164 who 'graduated', 140 took command during the war.
Patrol info for Hans-Georg Trox
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
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| 1. | U-97 | 10 Apr 1943 | La Spezia | 3 May 1943 | Pola | Patrol 1, | 24 days | |
| 2. | U-97 | 5 Jun 1943 | Pola | 16 Jun 1943 | Sunk | Patrol 2, | 12 days | |
| 2 patrols, 36 days at sea | ||||||||
Ships hit by Hans-Georg Trox
| Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | |||
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| 12 Jun 1943 | U-97 |  | Palima | 1,179 |  | nl | ||
| 15 Jun 1943 | U-97 | | Athelmonarch | 8,995 |  | br | ||
| 10,174 | ||||||||
2 ships sunk (10,174 tons). Legend | ||||||||
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.
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