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Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen | |
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File:Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen.jpg | |
Born | 11 August 1907 |
Died | 15 January 1943 | (aged 35)
Place of birth | Kassel |
Place of death | Berlin |
Allegiance |
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Service/branch |
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Years of service | 1926-1943 |
Rank | Korvettenkapitän |
Commands held |
U-13 U-65 |
Battles/wars | |
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
- Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class (12 July 1940) [1]
- 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.
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