Hans-Georg Hess
Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve (entry, Jahrgang 40)
Successes 3 ships sunk, total tonnage 1,560 GRT 1 auxiliary warship sunk, total tonnage 633 GRT 1 warship sunk, total tonnage 105 tons 1 ship a total loss, total tonnage 7,176 GRT |
Born | 6 May 1923 | Berlin | |
Died | 29 Mar 2008 | (84) | Wunstorf-Idensen, Germany |
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U-boat Commands
U-boat | From | To | |
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U-995 | 10 Oct 1944 | 9 May 1945 | 5 patrols (113 days) |
Hans Georg Hess on board. |
Hans Georg Hess joined the Kriegsmarine at the age of 16 in April 1940 as a volunteer. He spent two years on various minesweepers before transferring to the U-boat force in April 1942.
He made five patrols on U-466, mostly in the North Atlantic. During her fifth patrol the boat managed to break through into the Mediterranean.
In September 1944 Hess took over U-995 and made five patrols in the Arctic Ocean. The boat surrendered on 8 May 1945 in Trondheim. Hans Georg Hess then spent a year in Norwegian captivity.
Later he became a lawyer in Hannover. He passed away on 29 March 2008 at his home in Wunstorf-Idensen, Germany and he is buried at the village cemetery.
Sources
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1998). German U-boat commanders of World War II.
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1997). Der U-Bootkrieg 1939-1945 (Band 2).
Patrol info for Hans-Georg Hess
U-boat | Departure | Arrival | ||||||
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1. | U-995 | 14 Oct 1944 | Skjomenfjord | 11 Nov 1944 | Narvik | Patrol 1, | 29 days | |
2. | U-995 | 30 Nov 1944 | Narvik | 9 Dec 1944 | Bogenbucht | Patrol 2, | 10 days | |
3. | U-995 | 11 Dec 1944 | Bogenbucht | 7 Jan 1945 | Narvik | Patrol 3, | 28 days | |
4. | U-995 | 2 Feb 1945 | Narvik | 6 Mar 1945 | Narvik | Patrol 4, | 33 days | |
5. | U-995 | 13 Mar 1945 | Narvik | 25 Mar 1945 | Harstad | Patrol 5, | 13 days | |
6. | U-995 | 26 Mar 1945 | Harstad | 28 Mar 1945 | Trondheim | 3 days | ||
5 patrols, 113 days at sea |
Ships hit by Hans-Georg Hess
Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
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5 Dec 1944 | U-995 | Hans-Georg Hess | Proletarij | 1,123 | sj | PK-20 | ||
21 Dec 1944 | U-995 | Hans-Georg Hess | Reshitel’nyj | 20 | sj | |||
26 Dec 1944 | U-995 | Hans-Georg Hess | RT-52 Som | 417 | sj | |||
29 Dec 1944 | U-995 | Hans-Georg Hess | T-883 (No 37) | 633 | sj | KB-37 | ||
2 Mar 1945 | U-995 | Hans-Georg Hess | BO-224 | 105 | sj | |||
20 Mar 1945 | U-995 | Hans-Georg Hess | Horace Bushnell (t.) | 7,176 | am | JW-65 | ||
9,474 | ||||||||
6 ships sunk (9,474 tons). Legend |
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