Hans Cohausz

Fregattenkapitän (Crew 26)

Successes
6 ships sunk, total tonnage 26,756 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk, total tonnage 13,950 GRT

Born

30 Nov 1907

Essen-Katernberg

Ranks

1 Apr 1926		Offiziersanwärter
26 Oct 1926		Seekadett
1 Apr 1928		Fähnrich zur See
1 Jun 1930		Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1930		Leutnant zur See
1 Jan 1933		Oberleutnant zur See
1 Apr 1936		Kapitänleutnant
1 Feb 1941		Korvettenkapitän
1 Aug 1944		Fregattenkapitän

Decorations

May 1940		Iron Cross 2nd Class
30 Aug 1940		U-boat War Badge 1939
30 Aug 1940		Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-15	16 May 1936	2 Aug 1936	No war patrols
U-30	8 Oct 1936	31 Oct 1938	No war patrols
UA	20 Sep 1939	31 Oct 1940	2 patrols (98 days)
UA	15 Feb 1942	14 May 1942	2 patrols (44 days)

Hans Cohausz joined the Reichsmarine in 1926. He went through U-boat training from Sept 1935 to April 1936. He commanded the small U-15 during the summer of 1936 and then briefly the larger type VIIC U-boat U-30 in Oct 1936. Cohausz also served in several staff positions, including FdU (U-boat Command) from 4 Jan to 16 Sept 1939.

On 17 Sept 1939 Hans Cohausz took command of U A, designed and built for the Turkish navy as Batiray, but taken over by Germany on the eve of war. He commanded the boat until 31 Oct 1940, taking her on two patrols (92 days at sea) and sinking six merchant ships, total 26,756 GRT, and the Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Andania of 13,950 GRT.

From 1 Nov 1940 to 14 Feb 1942 Kapitänleutnant Cohausz commanded the 1st Flotilla, first at Kiel, Germany and then Brest, France. He commanded the UA again from Feb to May 1942. On his second stint with the boat he went on two patrols, but sank no ships.

From 15 May 1942 to 19 Dec 1944 Korvettenkapitän Cohausz commanded the 11th Flotilla at Bergen, Norway. He then went to serve at the Torpedo School at Mürwik until the end of the war. He was briefly detained by the Allies, being released on 25 Aug 1945.

Sources

Busch, R and Röll, H-J. (1998). German U-boat commanders of World War II.

Patrol info for Hans Cohausz

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	UA	27 Apr 1940	Kiel	2 May 1940	Trondheim	Patrol 1,	6 days
2.	UA	5 May 1940	Trondheim	10 May 1940	Kiel	Patrol 1,	6 days
3.	UA	6 Jun 1940	Kiel	30 Aug 1940	Kiel	Patrol 2,	86 days
4.	UA	21 Feb 1942	Lorient	22 Feb 1942	Lorient	Patrol 3,	2 days
5.	UA	14 Mar 1942	Lorient	24 Apr 1942	Kiel	Patrol 4,	42 days
4 patrols, 142 days at sea

Ships hit by Hans Cohausz

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Tons		Convoy
16 Jun 1940	UA	HMS Andania	13,950	br
26 Jun 1940	UA	Crux	3,828	nw	OG-34
14 Jul 1940	UA	Sarita	5,824	nw
3 Aug 1940	UA	Rad	4,201	yu
15 Aug 1940	UA	Aspasia	4,211	gr
19 Aug 1940	UA	Kelet	4,295	un
20 Aug 1940	UA	Tuira	4,397	pa	OB-198
			40,706
7 ships sunk (40,706 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel.