Hans-Rutger Tillessen
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 34)
Successes
7 ships sunk for a total of 34,632 GRT |
| Born | 16 Apr 1913 | | Wilhelmshaven |
| Died | 1 Jun 1986 | (73) | |
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Hans-Rutger Tillessen
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| 8 Apr 1934 | Offiziersanwärter | | 1 Jul 1935 | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jan 1937 | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Apr 1937 | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1939 | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1942 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-516 | 1 Jul 1943 | Dec, 1944 | 3 patrols (344 days) |
Personal information
Hans-Rutger Tillessen rejoined the Bundesmarine, post-war German Navy, from 1960 to 1969, retiring as a Fregattenkapitän.
Hans-Rutger Tillessen was the son of an admiral, Werner Tillessen who fought at Jutland as Korvettenkapitän on the torpedo boat V30.
Patrol info for Hans-Rutger Tillessen
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-516 |
8 Jul 1943 | Lorient |
23 Aug 1943 | Lorient |
Patrol 1, | 47 days | |
| 2. |
U-516 |
30 Sep 1943 | Lorient |
1 Oct 1943 | Brest |
| 2 days | |
| 3. |
U-516 |
4 Oct 1943 | Brest |
26 Feb 1944 | Lorient |
Patrol 2, | 146 days | |
| 4. |
U-516 |
7 May 1944 | Lorient |
4 Oct 1944 | Flensburg |
Patrol 3, | 151 days | |
| 3 patrols, 344 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Hans-Rutger Tillessen
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.
