Date of birth:

August 2nd, 1915 (Lahr/Baden, German Empire)

Date of death:

May 4th, 1943 (Cape Ortegal, North Atlantic)

Buried on:

German Submarines Memorial

Nationality:

German

Crew 35
5 Apr 1935: Offiziersanwärter
1 Apr 1936: Fähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1938: Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1938: Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1939: Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jul 1942: Kapitänleutnant
1 May 1943: Korvettenkapitän

Career:
19.02.1940: Oblt.z.S. in 1./ Kü.Fl.Gr. 606
06.01.1941: transferred from the Seeflieger back to the Kriegsmarine and
ordered to Gotenhafen for U-boat training
09.12.1941-04.05.1943: Kdr, U-659 : 5 patrols (132 days)
04.05.1943: Korv.Kpt., KIA - U-659 off Cape Ortegal
04.05.1943: KIA when U-659 sunk at 0030hrs in the North Atlantic west of Cape Finisterre, Spain, in position 43.32N, 13.20W, in a collision with U-439.
44 dead and 3 survivors.
Credited with 1 ship sunk (7,519 BRT) and 3 ships damaged ( 21,565 BRT) in 5 patrols

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• - Original Award document via R. Schouwenaar.
  - Hans Stock – U-Boot-Archiv Wiki
  

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