The Men - U-boat Commanders

Johann-Heinrich Fehler

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)



No ships sunk or damaged.


Born  20 Sep 1910 Berlin-Charlottenburg
Died  15 May 1993(82)

Ranks

3 Apr 1936 Offiziersanwärter
1 Jul 1936 Fähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1938 Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1938 Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1939 Oberleutnant zur See
1 Dec 1942 Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

30 Aug 1940 Iron Cross 2nd Class
7 Dec 1940 Iron Cross 1st Class
21 Dec 1941 Merchant Raider Badge
23 Apr 1942 German Cross in Gold

U-boat Commands

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U-234 2 Mar 1944 19 May 1945   1 patrol (34 days) 

During 1941 Fehler served as demolition officer of the famous raider Atlantis.

Patrol info for Johann-Heinrich Fehler

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-234 24 Mar 1945  Kiel  27 Mar 1945  Horten   4 days
2. U-234 5 Apr 1945  Horten  6 Apr 1945  Kristiansand   2 days
3. U-234 16 Apr 1945  Kristiansand  19 May 1945  Portsmouth, USA  Patrol 1,34 days


About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.

Media links


Germany's Last Mission to Japan
Scalia, Joseph M.


German U-boat Commanders of World War II
Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim


Hirschfeld
Brooks, Geoffrey told by Wolfgang Hirschfeld


The Warring Seas
Sellwood, Arthur V.

Listing of all U-boat commanders


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