Hans Hilbig
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)
Successes
1 ship sunk, total tonnage 5,458 GRT |
| Born | 5 Jul 1917 | | Rüstringen |
| Died | 11 Jun 2004 | (86) | |
|
|
| 3 Apr 1936 | | Offiziersanwärter | | 10 Sep 1936 | | Seekadett | | 1 May 1937 | | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Oct 1938 | | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Oct 1940 | | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Mar 1943 | | Kapitänleutnant |
|
U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-1230 | 26 Jan 1944 | 5 May 1945 | 1 patrol (129 days) |
Patrol info for Hans Hilbig
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
|---|
| 1. |
U-1230 |
26 Sep 1944 | Kiel |
30 Sep 1944 | Horten |
| 5 days | |
| 2. |
U-1230 |
8 Oct 1944 | Horten |
13 Feb 1945 | Kristiansand |
Patrol 1, | 129 days | |
| 3. |
U-1230 |
20 Feb 1945 | Kristiansand |
23 Feb 1945 | Flensburg |
| 4 days | |
Ships hit by Hans Hilbig
| Date |
U-boat |
| Name of ship |
Tons |
Nat. |
Convoy |
|---|
| 3 Dec 1944 | U-1230 |  | Cornwallis | 5,458 |  | ca | |
| | 5,458 | |
1 ship sunk (5,458 tons). Legend
We have a picture of this vessel. |
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.
As an Amazon Associate uboat.net earns a commission from qualifying purchases.
