Hans-Harald Speidel
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 20 May 1917 | | Danzig |
| Died | 12 Sep 2000 | (83) | |
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| 3 Apr 1936 | | Offiziersanwärter | | 10 Sep 1936 | | Seekadett | | 1 May 1937 | | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1938 | | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1938 | | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1940 | | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Jun 1943 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-643 | 8 Oct 1942 | 8 Oct 1943 | 1 patrol (25 days) |
Crew of 1936
Hans-Harald Speidel was one of the Kriegsmarine's famous Olympia Crew. This Crew chose the Olympic rings as their symbol (the 1936 Olympic games were held in Berlin). It was the largest Crew, and produced more U-boat commanders than any other – of the 164 who 'graduated', 140 took command during the war.
Patrol info for Hans-Harald Speidel
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
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| 1. |
U-643 |
26 Aug 1943 | Kiel |
28 Aug 1943 | Haugesund |
| 3 days | |
| 2. |
U-643 |
29 Aug 1943 | Haugesund |
1 Sep 1943 | Bergen |
| 4 days | |
| 3. |
U-643 |
14 Sep 1943 | Bergen |
8 Oct 1943 | Sunk |
Patrol 1, | 25 days | |
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.
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