Hans Märtens
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37a)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 30 Jan 1918 | | Bernburg, Saale |
| Died | 8 Jul 1944 | (26) | Bay of Biscay |
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Kriegsmarine Crew photo
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| 3 Apr 1937 | | Offiziersanwärter | | 21 Sep 1937 | | Seekadett | | 1 May 1938 | | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Jul 1939 | | Oberfähnrich zur See | | 1 Aug 1939 | | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Sep 1941 | | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Apr 1944 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-243 | 2 Oct 1943 | 8 Jul 1944 (+) | 1 patrol (29 days) |
Patrol info for Hans Märtens
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
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| 1. |
U-243 |
21 May 1944 | Kiel |
25 May 1944 | Flekkefjord |
| 5 days | |
| 2. |
U-243 |
8 Jun 1944 | Flekkefjord |
12 Jun 1944 | Bergen |
Patrol 1, | 5 days | |
| 3. |
U-243 |
15 Jun 1944 | Bergen |
8 Jul 1944 | Sunk |
Patrol 1, | 24 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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