John, Hans (KM-Minensuch)
- Date of birth:
- March 31st, 1903 (Frankfurt am Oder/Brandenburg, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Seeoffizier Class of 1924
Military career:
31st March 1924 entering in the Reichsmarine as Offiziersanwärter
Autumn 1925 1.Minensuchhalbflottille as Wachoffizier
Autumn 1929 Marineschule Friedrichort as Ausbildungsoffizier
Autumn 1931 1.Minensuchflottille as Wachoffizier
Autumn 1933 Assistent with Sperrversuchskommando
Autumn 1935 Kommandant with 1.Geleitflottille
Autumn 1937 Referent with Sperrversuchskommando
Spring 1941 Flottillenchef 2.Räumbootflottille
Autumn 1941 Chef 6.Minensuchflottille
Spring 1943 Kommandeur Sperrversuchskommando
Spring 1944 Kommandeur 4.Sicherungsdivision
Autumn 1944 Kommandeur Marineregiment "John", Festung La Rochelle
From 8th May 1945 2 years POW
From 1951 with the Labor Service of the US Navy
20th May 1957 Installation as Kapitän zur See with the Bundesmarine
Promotions:
1st October 1928 Leutnant zur See
1st July 1930 Oberleutnant zur See
1st April 1935 Kapitänleutnant
1st August 1939 Korvettenkapitän
1st April 1943 Fregattenkapitän
1st June 1944 Kapitän zur See
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Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant
- Unit:
- Kommandant 1.Geleitflotille
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
St.O.G.13251/36
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant
- Unit:
- Kommandant 1.Geleitflotille
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
St.O.G.13251/36
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant
- Awarded on:
- April 20th, 1937
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Korvettenkapitän
- Awarded on:
- October 24th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Korvettenkapitän
- Awarded on:
- May 31st, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Korvettenkapitän
- Awarded on:
- October 27th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Korvettenkapitän
- Unit:
- Flottillenchef 6.Minensuchflottille
- Awarded on:
- May 17th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Fregattenkapitän
- Awarded on:
- January 30th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitän zur See
- Awarded on:
- April 20th, 1945
Sources
- Photo 1: Soldbuch
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
- Award documents, Documents and Soldbuch
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