Hans-Botho Bade
Leutnant zur See (R) (entry, Jahrgang X/39)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 15 Nov 1909 | | Hamburg-Blankenese |
| Died | 15 Dec 1942 | (33) | |
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Hans-Botho Bade
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| 19 Oct 1939 | Rekrut | | 1 Jan 1940 | Steuermannsmaat d.R. | | 1 Oct 1940 | Reserveoffizieranwärter | | 1 Jan 1941 | Steuermann | | 1 Jul 1941 | Leutnant zur See (R) |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-626 | 11 Jun 1942 | 15 Dec 1942 (+) | 1 patrol (8 days) |
Personal information
Hans-Botho Bade entered the Kriegsmarine in 1939. He was the Second Watch Officer (2WO) on the U-69 from Jan 1941 to Feb 1942, serving almost 200 days at sea. In Feb 1942 he went through U-boat commander courses and Baubelehrung (observing the final construction of a U-boat until he took command of the U-626 on 11 June 1942.
Hans-Botho Bade was a former merchant marine captain (Blair, 1998).
Sources
Blair, C. (1998). Hitler’s U-boat War. The Hunted, 1942-1945.
Busch, R & Röll, H-J. (1998). German U-boat commanders of World War II.
Patrol info for Hans-Botho Bade
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-626 |
24 Nov 1942 | Kiel |
30 Nov 1942 | Bergen |
| 7 days | |
| 2. |
U-626 |
8 Dec 1942 | Bergen |
15 Dec 1942 | Sunk |
Patrol 1, | 8 days | |
Ships hit by Hans-Botho Bade
About ranks and decorations
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