Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel
Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel
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Born | Berlin-Wilmersdorf |
16 June 1917
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Atlantic Ocean, south-west of Tenerife Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Kriegsmarine |
Years of service | 1936–44 |
Rank | Kapitänleutnant |
Commands held | U-140 U-96 U-543 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class U-boat War Badge Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel (16 June 1917 – 2 July 1944) was a Kapitänleutnant with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He sailed with U-140, U-96 and U-543, sinking three ships on seven patrols, for a total of 10.969 tons of Allied shipping. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Hellriegel and the entire crew of U-543 were killed by depth charges and a homing torpedo from Grumman TBF Avenger aircraft (VC-58) of the US escort carrier USS Wake Island on 2 July 1944.
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Summary of career
Ships attacked
As a U-boat commander of U-140, U-96 and U-543 Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel is credited with the sinking of 3 merchant ships for a total of 10,969 gross register tons (GRT), a warship of 206 GRT and damaging two ships of 17,179 GRT.
Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Flag | Tonnage | Fate |
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21 July 1941 | U-140 | submarine M-94 | Soviet Navy | 206 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
10 September 1942 | U-96 | Elisabeth van Belgie | Belgium | 4,241 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
10 September 1942 | U-96 | F.J. Wolfe | United Kingdom | 12,190 | Damaged at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
10 September 1942 | U-96 | Sveve | Norway | 6,313 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
11 September 1942 | U-96 | Delães | Portugal | 415 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
25 September 1942 | U-96 | New York | United Kingdom | 4,989 | Damaged at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Awards
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (24 April 1940)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 February 1944 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-543[2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
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External links
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