The Men - U-boat Commanders

Johannes Franz

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 26)


Successes
2 ships sunk, total tonnage 624 GRT

Born  18 May 1907 Rhein
Died  26 Jan 1964(56)


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Ranks

26 Oct 1926 Seekadett
1 Apr 1928 Fähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1930 Leutnant zur See
1 Apr 1933 Oberleutnant zur See
1 Apr 1936 Kapitänleutnant
1 Apr 1941 Korvettenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-27 5 Oct 1937 5 Jun 1939   No war patrols 
U-27 8 Jul 1939 20 Sep 1939   1 patrol (29 days) 

Patrol info for Johannes Franz

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-27 23 Aug 1939  Wilhelmshaven  20 Sep 1939  Sunk  Patrol 1,29 days

Ships hit by Johannes Franz

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
13 Sep 1939U-27 Davara291br
16 Sep 1939U-27 Rudyard Kipling333br
 624

2 ships sunk (624 tons).

Legend
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Media links


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

Listing of all U-boat commanders


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