Götz von Hartmann
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 34)
| Successes 3 ships sunk for a total of 14.689 GRT 2 ships damaged for a total of 16.266 GRT |
| Born | 30 Oct, 1913 | Danzig |
| Died | 29 Feb, 1992 |
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Ranks
Decorations |
U-boat Commands
| U-555 | 26 Aug, 1941 | - | 4 Feb, 1942 | No war patrols |
| U-563 | 1 Apr, 1942 | - | 16 May, 1943 | 3 patrols (104 days) |
| U-441 | 16 May, 1943 | - | 5 Aug, 1943 | 2 patrols (10 days) |
Patrol info
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | |||||
| 1. | U-563 | 19 Apr, 1942 | Hamburg | 20 Apr, 1942 | Kiel | 2 days | |
| 2. | U-563 | 1 Oct, 1942 | Kiel | 6 Nov, 1942 | Brest | Patrol, | 37 days |
| 3. | U-563 | 9 Dec, 1942 | Brest | 14 Jan, 1943 | Brest | Patrol, | 37 days |
| 4. | U-563 | 20 Mar, 1943 | Brest | 18 Apr, 1943 | Brest | Patrol, | 30 days |
| 5. | U-441 | 22 May, 1943 | Brest | 25 May, 1943 | Brest | Patrol, | 4 days |
| 6. | U-441 | 8 Jul, 1943 | Brest | 13 Jul, 1943 | Brest | Patrol, | 6 days |
| 5 patrols, 114 days at sea | |||||||
Ships hit by Götz von Hartmann
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * | |
| 18 Dec, 1942 | U-563 | Bretwalda | 4.906 |  | br | MKS-3Y | |
| 5 Apr, 1943 | U-563 | Sunoil | 9.005 |  | am | HX-231 | damaged |
| 12 Apr, 1943 | U-563 | Fresno City | 7.261 | | br | HX-232 | damaged |
| 12 Apr, 1943 | U-563 | Pacific Grove | 7.117 | | br | HX-232 | |
| 12 Apr, 1943 | U-563 | Ulysses | 2.666 |  | nl | HX-232 | |
| 30.955 | |||||||
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. | |||||||
Books dealing with this subject include: Catalina mot Ubåt, Hartmann, Harald,  Feind im Fadenkreuz, Hartmann, Werner, 1942 |
Decorations and ranks information is in many cases not complete. If you can help on any of those missing that would be great.