Hermann von Fischel

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/05)

Successes
44 ships sunk with a total of 71,940 GRT
2 ships damaged with a total of 6,493 GRT

Born:	13 Jan 1887	Kiel
Died:	13 May 1950	in PoW camp at Moscow

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Ranks

1 Apr 1905		Seekadett
7 Apr 1906		Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1908		Leutnant zur See
27 Jan 1911		Oberleutnant zur See
24 Apr 1916		Kapitänleutnant
1 Oct 1924		Korvettenkapitän
1 Jan 1930		Fregattenkapitän
1 Oct 1931		Kapitän zur See
1 Oct 1935		Konteradmiral
1 Apr 1938		Vizeadmiral
1 Sep 1941		Admiral

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
18 Aug 1918		Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
1918 or later		Friedrich-August Cross (Oldenburg)
		Military Merit Cross
		Order of the Iron Crown
		Iron Half Moon
		U-Boat War Badge

U-boat Commands

U 65

11 May 1916

18 Jul 1918

Notes

Hermann von Fischel was the son of Admiral Max von Fischel. The Fischel family was taken into the nobility on June 15, 1908, allowing the use of “von” in the family name. Previous to that date, the future U-boat commander was known as Hermann Fischel.

Hermann von Fischel rose to the rank of admiral during WWII. He commanded the pocket battleship Deutschland from April 1933 through Dec 1935. Hermann retired from the navy in Dec 1944 but was captured by the Russians and died 5 years later near Moscow as a prisoner.

His son, Unno von Fischel, commanded the U-374 in WWII until its sinking on 12 Jan 1942. Unno and all but one of his men perished.

Ships hit by Hermann von Fischel

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Type of ship	Tons

4 Dec 1916	U 65	Caledonia	Passenger steamer	9,223	br

17 Feb 1917	U 65	Athos	Passenger steamer	12,644	fr
24 Feb 1917	U 65	Venere	Sailing vessel	290	it
28 Feb 1917	U 65	EMANCIPATO	Sailing vessel	30	it
1 Mar 1917	U 65	Nicolaos	Steamer	1,215	gr
1 Mar 1917	U 65	Teresina	Sailing vessel	212	it
2 Mar 1917	U 65	S. Vincenzo F.	Sailing vessel	52	it
6 Mar 1917	U 65	Porto Di Smirne	Steamer	2,576	it
1 Apr 1917	U 65	MARIA T.	Sailing vessel	45	it
1 Apr 1917	U 65	MARIA SANTISSIMA D. GRAZIE	Sailing vessel	35	it
2 Apr 1917	U 65	Britannia	Steamer	3,129	br
3 Apr 1917	U 65	Maria Ferrara	Sailing vessel	106	it
5 Apr 1917	U 65	Calliope	Steamer	3,829	br
7 Apr 1917	U 65	Trefusis	Steamer	2,642	br
8 Apr 1917	U 65	LUCIA	Sailing vessel	138	it
8 Apr 1917	U 65	Papa Giambattista	Sailing vessel	138	it
11 Apr 1917	U 65	Tremorvah	Steamer	3,654	br
12 Apr 1917	U 65	Angela M.	Sailing vessel	187	it
21 May 1917	U 65	Ampleforth	Steamer	3,873	br
21 May 1917	U 65	Don Diego	Steamer	3,632	br
23 May 1917	U 65	England	Steamer	3,798	br
23 May 1917	U 65	Febronia Maria Antonina	Sailing vessel	55	it
24 May 1917	U 65	Sant Antonio Di Padova	Sailing vessel	184	it
25 May 1917	U 65	Diego Russo	Sailing vessel	113	it
25 May 1917	U 65	Natale Monaco	Sailing vessel	57	it
25 May 1917	U 65	Rosina R.	Sailing vessel	54	it
25 May 1917	U 65	Vincenzino C.	Sailing vessel	55	it
26 May 1917	U 65	ANGELO PADRE	Sailing vessel	50	it
26 May 1917	U 65	Umaria	Steamer	5,317	br
27 May 1917	U 65	Luigi	Sailing vessel	137	it
27 May 1917	U 65	MARIA GIUSEPPE	Sailing vessel	26	it
4 Jun 1917	U 65	Manchester Trader	Steamer	3,938	br
7 Jun 1917	U 65	Rosa M.	Sailing vessel	65	it
5 Jul 1917	U 65	Ciboure	Steamer	2,388	fr
6 Jul 1917	U 65	Roma	Sailing vessel	53	it
8 Jul 1917	U 65	L'immortale Leone	Sailing vessel	133	it
24 Nov 1917	U 65	Enna	Steamer	1,814	it
1 Dec 1917	U 65	Citta Di Sassari	Passenger steamer	2,167	it
2 Dec 1917	U 65	Carlino	Sailing vessel	95	it
2 Dec 1917	U 65	LA MARGHERITA	Sailing vessel	41	it
2 Dec 1917	U 65	San Antonio Il Vittorioso	Sailing vessel	45	it
3 Dec 1917	U 65	Angelo (d.)	Sailing vessel	542	it

25 Jan 1918	U 65	Giuseppe O.	Sailing vessel	74	it
27 Jun 1918	U 65	Sotolongo	Steamer	3,009	sp
1 Jul 1918	U 65	Monte Cristo	Sailing vessel	622	fr
4 Jul 1918	U 65	Merida (d.)	Steamer	5,951	br
				78,433
44 ships sunk (71,940 tons) and 2 ships damaged (6,493 tons). Legend (d.) means the ship was damaged. We have a picture of this vessel.