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Hans Lehmann

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 38)

Successes
1 ship sunk for a total of 1.603 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 105 tons
1 ship damaged for a total of 4.287 GRT

Born	24 Sep, 1915	Brunsbüttelkoog
Died	25 Nov, 1981	Maschen near Hamburg

Oberleutnant zur See d. R. Hans Lehmann

Ranks

1 Apr, 1941	Leutnant zur See
1 Apr, 1943	Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

27 May, 1942	Iron Cross 1st Class
27 May, 1943	U-boat War Badge 1939
28 Dec, 1944	German Cross in Gold
8 May, 1945	Knights Cross

U-boat Commands

U-997

23 Sep, 1943

8 May, 1945

7 patrols (167 days)

Personal information

Hans Lehmann joined the Kriegsmarine in November 1938 and served for more than three years on several minesweepers and on the cruiser Admiral Hipper (during Feb - March, 1940). In June 1942 he transferred to the U-boat force.

After a few months as watch officer on U-boats U-359 and U-454, he commissioned the Type VIIC/41 U-boat U-997 in July 1943.

Beginning in May 1944 he commanded the boat on several successful patrols in Arctic waters, sinking two ships and damaging one. He was the last U-boat commander to be awarded the Knights Cross.

In May 1945 he surrendered his U-boat at the Port of Londonderry at Lisahally in Northern Ireland. The boat was scuttled during Operation Deadlight and Hans Lehmann was taken into Allied captivity.

Patrol info

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-997	25 Apr, 1944	Kiel	29 Apr, 1944	Egersund		5 days
2.	U-997	16 May, 1944	Egersund	16 May, 1944	Bergen		1 days
3.	U-997	18 May, 1944	Bergen	22 May, 1944	Bogenbucht		5 days
4.	U-997	25 May, 1944	Bogenbucht	22 Jun, 1944	Hammerfest	Patrol,	29 days
5.	U-997	18 Jul, 1944	Hammerfest	20 Jul, 1944	Hammerfest		3 days
6.	U-997	6 Aug, 1944	Hammerfest	2 Sep, 1944	Narvik	Patrol,	28 days
7.	U-997	13 Sep, 1944	Narvik	2 Oct, 1944	Bogenbucht	Patrol,	20 days
8.	U-997	8 Oct, 1944	Bogenbucht	10 Oct, 1944	Hammerfest		3 days
9.	U-997	14 Oct, 1944	Hammerfest	9 Nov, 1944	Narvik	Patrol,	27 days
10.	U-997	21 Nov, 1944	Narvik	26 Dec, 1944	Narvik	Patrol,	36 days
11.	U-997	27 Dec, 1944	Narvik	29 Dec, 1944	Trondheim		3 days
12.	U-997	22 Feb, 1945	Trondheim	26 Feb, 1945	Kilbotn		5 days
13.	U-997	7 Mar, 1945	Kilbotn	8 Mar, 1945	Kilbotn		2 days
14.	U-997	12 Mar, 1945	Kilbotn	24 Mar, 1945	Narvik	Patrol,	13 days
15.	U-997	17 Apr, 1945	Narvik	30 Apr, 1945	Narvik	Patrol,	14 days
					7 patrols, 167 days at sea

Ships hit by Hans Lehmann

Date	Boat	Name of ship	Tons	Nat.		Convoy	Fate *
7 Dec, 1944	U-997	BO-229	105		sj

22 Apr, 1945	U-997	Idefjord	4.287		nw	PK-9	damaged
22 Apr, 1945	U-997	Onega	1.603		sj	PK-9
			5.995
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.