Hans-Heinrich Ketels
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37a)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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Born | 11 Mar 1918 | | Heiligenhafen, Holstein |
Died | 19 Dec 1993 | (75) | |
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3 Apr 1937 | | Offiziersanwärter | 21 Sep 1937 | | Seekadett | 1 May 1938 | | Fähnrich zur See | 1 Jul 1939 | | Oberfähnrich zur See | 1 Aug 1939 | | Leutnant zur See | 1 Sep 1941 | | Oberleutnant zur See | 1 Mar 1944 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
U-boat | From | To | |
U-970 | 25 Mar 1943 | 8 Jun 1944 | 2 patrols (41 days) |
U-2523 | 26 Dec 1944 | 17 Jan 1945 | No war patrols |
U-3511 | 29 Jan 1945 | 31 Mar 1945 | No war patrols |
U-1162 | 1 Apr 1945 | 5 May 1945 | No war patrols |
Patrol info for Hans-Heinrich Ketels
| U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
1. |
U-970 |
24 Feb 1944 | Kiel |
26 Feb 1944 | Bergen |
| 3 days | |
2. |
U-970 |
16 Mar 1944 | Bergen |
22 Apr 1944 | La Pallice |
Patrol 1, | 38 days | |
3. |
U-970 |
6 Jun 1944 | La Pallice |
8 Jun 1944 | Sunk |
Patrol 2, | 3 days | |
2 patrols, 41 days at sea | |
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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