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Hans-Werner Neumann

Fregattenkapitän (Crew 25)


Successes
1 ship damaged for a total of 7,177 GRT
1 ship a total loss for a total of 7,092 GRT

Born  3 Sep 1906 Berlin-Charlottenburg
Died  7 Aug 1943(36)Central North Atlantic

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Hans-Werner Neumann
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Ranks

1 Apr 1940Korvettenkapitän
1 Aug 1943Fregattenkapitän

Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-72 4 Jan 1941 Sep, 1941   No war patrols 
U-117 25 Oct 1941 7 Aug 1943  (+)  5 patrols (167 days) 

Patrol info for Hans-Werner Neumann


 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-117 19 Sep 1942  Kiel  5 Oct 1942  Kiel  Patrol 1,17 days
2. U-117 10 Oct 1942  Kiel  11 Oct 1942  Königsberg   2 days
3. U-117 12 Oct 1942  Königsberg  22 Nov 1942  Lorient  Patrol 2,42 days
4. U-117 23 Dec 1942  Lorient  7 Feb 1943  Lorient  Patrol 3,47 days
5. U-117 7 Mar 1943  Lorient  8 Mar 1943  Brest   2 days
6. U-117 31 Mar 1943  Brest  13 May 1943  Bordeaux  Patrol 4,44 days
7. U-117 22 Jul 1943  Bordeaux  7 Aug 1943  Sunk  Patrol 5,17 days
5 patrols, 167 days at sea

Ships hit by Hans-Werner Neumann

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
11 Apr 1943U-117 Matt W. Ransom (d.) [Mine]7,177amUGS-6A
25 Apr 1943U-117 Empire Morn (t.) [Mine]7,092br
 14,269

1 ship sunk (7,092 tons) and 1 ship damaged (7,177 tons).

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(d.) means the ship was damaged.
(t.) means the ship was a total loss (included in ships & tonnage lost).
[Mine] indicates the vessel was hit by a mine laid by said U-boat.

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