Hermann Lessing
Kapitän zur See (Crew 21)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 20 Oct 1900 | | Florence, Italy |
| Died | 29 May 1990 | (89) | |
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| 1 Apr 1923 | | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1925 | | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Jul 1927 | | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1933 | | Kapitänleutnant | | About 1937 | | Transferred to Luftwaffe as a Hauptmann | | 6 Sep 1939 | | Major | | 27 Jul 1940 | | Oberstleutnant | | 1 Apr 1942 | | Oberst | | 1 Jul 1943 | | Transferred back to the Kriegsmarine | | 1 Jul 1943 | | Kapitän zur See |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-1231 | 9 Feb 1944 | Mar, 1945 | 1 patrol (106 days) |
Kapitän zur See Hermann Lessing was one of the oldest U-boat commanders of WWII to depart on patrol when he took his boat U-1231 out from Bergen, Norway on 18 Oct 1944. He was 44 years old at the time. He returned to base after 106 days at sea on 31 Jan 1945. This was his only war patrol.
Sources
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II.
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1997). Der U-Bootkrieg 1939-1945 (Band 2).
Patrol info for Hermann Lessing
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
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| 1. |
U-1231 |
5 Oct 1944 | Kiel |
7 Oct 1944 | Horten |
| 3 days | |
| 2. |
U-1231 |
11 Oct 1944 | Horten |
12 Oct 1944 | Marviken |
| 2 days | |
| 3. |
U-1231 |
15 Oct 1944 | Marviken |
17 Oct 1944 | Bergen |
| 3 days | |
| 4. |
U-1231 |
18 Oct 1944 | Bergen |
31 Jan 1945 | Farsund |
Patrol 1, | 106 days | |
| 5. |
U-1231 |
1 Feb 1945 | Farsund |
5 Feb 1945 | Flensburg |
| 5 days | |
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