Hans-Georg Fischer
Fregattenkapitän (Crew 26)
Successes 1 ship sunk, total tonnage 5,173 GRT |
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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 Apr 1933 | | Oberleutnant zur See | 1 Apr 1936 | | Kapitänleutnant | 1 Apr 1941 | | Korvettenkapitän | 1 Jan 1945 | | Fregattenkapitän |
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U-boat Commands
U-boat | From | To | |
U-109 | 5 Dec 1940 | 4 Jun 1941 | 1 patrol (24 days) |
When Fischer returned to port after his first patrol Dönitz deemed that he was unsuitable for commanding a U-boat and removed him from command. (Blair, 1996)
From June 1941 to Jan 1943 he served as an officer on the heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer. Then he briefly served as first officer on the schoolship Hansa before taking on staff duties for the Admiral of the North Sea (Busch & Röll, 1999).
Sources
Blair, C. (1996). Hitler’s U-boat War. The Hunters, 1939-1942.
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II.
Patrol info for Hans-Georg Fischer
| U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
1. |
U-109 |
6 May 1941 | Kiel |
29 May 1941 | Lorient |
Patrol 1, | 24 days | |
Ships hit by Hans-Georg Fischer
Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
20 May 1941 | U-109 | | Harpagus | 5,173 | | br | HX-126 |
| 5,173 | |
1 ship sunk (5,173 tons). |
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