Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 34)
Successes
4 ships sunk for a total of 19,932 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 5,701 GRT |
| Born | 5 Oct 1915 | | Annaberg, Erzgebirge |
| Died | 21 Oct 1991 | (76) | |
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Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche
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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 Jan 1942 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-20 | 16 Apr 1940 | 7 Jun 1940 | No war patrols |
| U-8 | 7 Jul 1940 | 28 Jul 1940 | No war patrols |
| U-4 | 29 Jul 1940 | 2 Feb 1941 | No war patrols |
| U-560 | 6 Mar 1941 | 24 Aug 1941 | No war patrols |
| U-591 | 9 Oct 1941 | 8 Sep 1942 | 4 patrols (91 days) |
| U-378 | 10 Sep 1942 | 11 Oct 1942 | 1 patrol (15 days) (Acting CO) |
| U-591 | 12 Nov 1942 | 17 May 1943 | 3 patrols (99 days) |
Personal information
Upon his release from captivity on April 25, 1947, Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche joined the PR department of the ESSO (EXXON) corporation in Hamburg.
Patrol info for Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-591 |
15 Jan 1942 | Kiel |
20 Feb 1942 | Bergen |
Patrol 1, | 37 days | |
| 2. |
U-591 |
1 Apr 1942 | Bergen |
11 Apr 1942 | Trondheim |
Patrol 2, | 11 days | |
| 3. |
U-591 |
10 May 1942 | Trondheim |
2 Jun 1942 | Narvik |
Patrol 3, | 24 days | |
| 4. |
U-591 |
4 Jun 1942 | Narvik |
7 Jun 1942 | Bergen |
| 4 days | |
| 5. |
U-591 |
27 Jul 1942 | Bergen |
14 Aug 1942 | Bergen |
Patrol 4, | 19 days | |
| 6. |
U-591 |
22 Aug 1942 | Bergen |
24 Aug 1942 | Skjomenfjord |
| 3 days | |
| 7. |
U-591 |
27 Aug 1942 | Skjomenfjord |
27 Aug 1942 | Bogenbucht |
| 1 days | |
| 8. |
U-591 |
28 Aug 1942 | Bogenbucht |
29 Aug 1942 | Skjomenfjord |
| 2 days | |
| 9. |
U-591 |
8 Sep 1942 | Skjomenfjord |
9 Sep 1942 | Trondheim |
| 2 days | |
| 10. |
U-591 |
11 Sep 1942 | Trondheim |
12 Sep 1942 | Bergen |
| 2 days | |
| 11. |
U-378 |
12 Sep 1942 | Trondheim |
26 Sep 1942 | Skjomenford |
Patrol 5, | 15 days | |
| 12. |
U-591 |
1 Dec 1942 | Bergen |
12 Jan 1943 | Brest |
Patrol 6, | 43 days | |
| 13. |
U-591 |
17 Feb 1943 | Brest |
7 Apr 1943 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 7, | 50 days | |
| 14. |
U-591 |
12 May 1943 | St. Nazaire |
17 May 1943 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 8, | 6 days | |
| 8 patrols, 205 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche
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.
