Hermann Hesse
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 34)
Successes
1 warship sunk for a total of 1,920 tons |
| Born | 10 Mar 1910 | | Cologne |
| Died | 24 Jun 1943 | (33) | North Atlantic |
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Hermann Hesse
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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 Oct 1941 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-133 | 5 Jul 1941 | 1 Mar 1942 | 2 patrols (71 days) |
| U-194 | 8 Jan 1943 | 24 Jun 1943 (+) | 1 patrol (13 days) |
Patrol info for Hermann Hesse
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
| 1. |
U-133 |
22 Oct 1941 | Kiel |
26 Nov 1941 | St. Nazaire |
Patrol 1, | 36 days | |
| 2. |
U-133 |
16 Dec 1941 | St. Nazaire |
26 Dec 1941 | Messina |
Patrol 2, | 11 days | |
| 3. |
U-133 |
28 Dec 1941 | Messina |
29 Dec 1941 | Messina |
Patrol 2, | 2 days | |
| 4. |
U-133 |
1 Jan 1942 | Messina |
22 Jan 1942 | Salamis |
Patrol 2, | 22 days | |
| 5. |
U-194 |
12 Jun 1943 | Kiel |
24 Jun 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 3, | 13 days | |
| 3 patrols, 84 days at sea | |
Ships hit by Hermann Hesse
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.
