Hans-Joachim Brans
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 21 Aug 1915 | | Heidelberg |
| Died | 17 Mar 1944 | (28) | Cape Verde Islands |
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| 5 Apr 1935 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1936 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jan 1938 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1934 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1939 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Nov 1942 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-801 | 24 Mar 1943 | 17 Mar 1944 (+) | 2 patrols (78 days) |
Patrol info for Hans-Joachim Brans
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-801 |
6 Nov 1943 | Kiel |
9 Nov 1943 | Bergen |
| 4 days | |
| 2. |
U-801 |
13 Nov 1943 | Bergen |
8 Jan 1944 | Lorient |
Patrol 1, | 57 days | |
| 3. |
U-801 |
26 Feb 1944 | Lorient |
17 Mar 1944 | Sunk |
Patrol 2, | 21 days | |
| 2 patrols, 78 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Hans-Joachim Brans
About ranks and decorations
Ranks shown in italics are our database inserts based on the rank dates of his crew comrades. The officers of each crew would normally have progressed through the lower ranks at the same rate.
