Hans Johannsen

Updated on Sep 28, 2024

Edit

Comment

Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Hans Johannsen Years of service 1935–45 Battles and wars World War II		Rank Oberleutnant (Ing.) Service/branch Kriegsmarine Battles/wars World War II

Born 29 January 1913Stadum, Nordfriesland ( 1913-01-29 ) Died March 5, 1961, Fehmarn, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Unit German submarine U-6, German submarine U-3

Hans Johannsen (29 January 1913 – 5 March 1961) was a German chief engineer on a U-boat in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He was the basis for the character of "Johann the Ghost" in the submarine action film Das Boot.

Awards

Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (1 January 1939)

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 April 1940) & 1st Class (2 March 1941)

U-boat War Badge (1939) (3 January 1941)

German Cross in Gold on 17 November 1942 as Leutnant (Ing.) on U-96 in the 7. Unterseebootflottille

U-Boat Front Clasp in Bronze (13 November 1944)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 March 1945 as Oberleutnant (Ing.) and chief engineer on U-802

References

Hans Johannsen Wikipedia

(Text) CC BY-SA