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Hans Joachim Förster

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
U-348 U-479 U-480

Service/branch
  
Kriegsmarine

Years of service
  
1938–45

Rank
  
Oberleutnant zur See

Hans-Joachim Förster uboatnetmediamencommandersfoersterjpg

Born
  
20 February 1920 Groß Köris near Teltow (
1920-02-20
)

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Died
  
24 February 1945, English Channel

Award
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Units
  
NRP Sagres, German cruiser Emden, German destroyer Z29

Hans-Joachim Förster (20 February 1920 in Groß Köris – 24 February 1945 west of the English Channel) was a German U-boat commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). He is credited with the sinking of two merchant ships for a total of 12,846 gross register tons (GRT) plus two warships for a total of 1,775 long tons (1,803 t), including the HMCS Alberni and HMS Loyalty. He and the entire crew of U-480 were killed when U-480 was sunk between 18 and 24 February 1945 in a minefield in position 50°22′04″N 01°44′10″W.

Awards

  • Minesweeper War Badge (1 February 1941)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (17 February 1942)
  • 1st Class
  • U-boat War Badge (1939) (18 May 1943)
  • German Cross in Gold on 12 September 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See on U-480/5. Unterseebootsflottille
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 October 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of U-480

    • References

    Hans-Joachim Förster Wikipedia
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