Date of birth:

August 17th, 1918 (Halle an der Saale/Westphalia, Germany)

Date of death:

2002 (Oldenburg/Lower Saxony, Germany)

Nationality:

German

During 1 operational sail (U 1022, 49 days at sea), Hans-Joachim Ernst sunk two ships with a combined tonnage of 1.720BRT.

Promotions:
January 1st, 1945: Kapitänleutnant.

Career:
1937: Kriegsmarine;
December 1939 - March 1940: Torpedooffizier Z 22 "Anton Schmitt";
April 1940 - October 1940: Marine-Fliegerausbildung;
October 1940 - March 1943: Küstenfliegerstaffel 3/406;
July 1943 - January 1944: U-Bootausbildung;
June 7th, 1944 - May 8th, 1945: Kommandant "U 1022";
May 9th, 1945 - November 1st, 1947: POW;
?: Bundeswehr.

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• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
  - Luftwaffe Officer Career