Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen

Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen
File:Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen.jpg
Born	(1907-08-11)11 August 1907
Died	15 January 1943(1943-01-15) (aged 35)
Place of birth	Kassel
Place of death	Berlin
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1926-1943
Rank	Korvettenkapitän
Commands held	U-13 U-65
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945)
Awards	Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class U-boat War Badge Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

See also: Stockhausen (disambiguation)

Commander Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen (11 August 1907, Kassel – 15 January 1943, Berlin) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

He sailed with the U-13 and U-65, sinking twelve ships on five patrols, for a total of 66,174 gross register tons (GRT) of Allied shipping. As commander of U-65 attacked and sank the British Premier on 24 December 1940. He died in a car accident in Berlin on 15 January 1943, aged 35.

Awards

• Wehrmacht Long Service Award
  • 4th Class (1 October 1936)
  • 3rd Class (24 June 1938)
• Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class (12 July 1940)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (14 January 1941)
• Mentioned three times in the Wehrmachtbericht on 9 July 1940, 29 December 1940 and 11 January 1941

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939-1945 - Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 3-8132-0515-0.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: * Stockhausen von, Hans-Ludwig (2004). Erinnerungen I: Ritter, Reiter, Russen (in German). Bad Karlshafen: Verlag des Antiquariats Bernhard Schäfer. ISBN 3-934800-02-5.

External links

• uboat.net