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Dörner, Hans (U-96)

Date of birth:
September 28th, 1918
Date of death:
April 23rd, 1945 (Java Sea)
Buried on:
German Submarines Memorial
Nationality:
German

Biography

U-96
U-183
23.04.1945: MaschOGfr, KIA when U-183 was sunk by USS 'BESUGO' (SS-321) in the Java Sea, 04°57' South - 112°52' East - remaining crew : 54 KIA + 1 survivor (Obersteuermann Karl Wiesniefsky/Wisniewski)

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Obermachinenmaat
Unit:
"U 96", 2. Unterseebootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:
July 30th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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