Hans Geissler
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 35)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 1 Oct 1916 | | Rüdensheim |
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Hans Geissler
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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 Sep 1942 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-440 | 24 Jan 1942 | 19 May 1943 | 4 patrols (137 days) |
Patrol info for Hans Geissler
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-440 |
1 Sep 1942 | Kiel |
21 Sep 1942 | Brest |
Patrol 1, | 21 days | |
| 2. |
U-440 |
19 Oct 1942 | Brest |
13 Nov 1942 | Brest |
Patrol 2, | 26 days | |
| 3. |
U-440 |
12 Dec 1942 | Brest |
26 Jan 1943 | Brest |
Patrol 3, | 46 days | |
| 4. |
U-440 |
27 Feb 1943 | Brest |
11 Apr 1943 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 4, | 44 days | |
| 4 patrols, 137 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Hans Geissler
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.
