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Ortmanns, Johann 'Hans'

Date of birth:
August 24th, 1919 (Aachen, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Crew of 1938
00.00.1941: U-545
00.00.1942: ZWO, U-999
00.07.1944-09.05.1945: ZWO, U-2502 Type XXI U-boat
17.04.1943-30.09.1943: Kdt U-2103, U-Boot type VIIC/42 planned but never commissioned

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant zur See
Unit:
Kommandant, Räumboot "R 83", 2. Räumbootsflottille
Awarded on:
August 22nd, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht

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