Hans Lehmann | |
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Born | 24 September 1915 |
Died | 25 November 1981 | (aged 66)
Place of birth | Brunsbüttelkoog, Schleswig Holstein |
Place of death | Maschen near Hamburg |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Kriegsmarine |
Years of service | 1938–1945 |
Rank | Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves |
Unit |
Panzerschiff Admiral Hipper U-359, U-454 |
Commands held |
Vorpostenboot VP-402, VP-407 U-997 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hans Lehmann (24 September 1915 – 25 November 1981) was a German U-boat commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, the last U-boat commander so honored.[a] The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards[]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Minesweeper War Badge (1940)[1]
- High Seas Fleet Badge (17 June 1942)[1]
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (27 May 1943)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 28 December 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves on U-997 in the 5th U-boat Flotilla[2]
- U-boat Front Clasp in Silver (March 1945)[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 May 1945 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of U-997
Footnotes[]
- a Author Clemens Range dates Hans Lehmann's Knight's Cross on 8 June 1945, thus after the effectiveness of the Dönitz-decree. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel, author of Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945, indicates that Lehmann received the Knight's Cross on 11 May 1945, before the Dönitz decree prohibited the awarding of the Knight's Cross.[4][5]
References[]
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Busch, Rainer & 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. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
- Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- External link
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