Günter Hessler
German World War II U-boat commander (1909–1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Günter Hessler (14 June 1909 – 4 April 1968) was a German naval officer during World War II. He commanded the Type IXB U-boat U-107, sinking twenty-one ships on three patrols, totalling 118,822 GRT of Allied shipping. Hessler was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and was commissioned after the war to write an account of the U-boat war by the British Ministry of Defence.
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Born | (1909-06-14)14 June 1909 Beerfelde, Märkisch-Oderland, Germany |
Died | 4 April 1968(1968-04-04) (aged 58) Bochum, Germany |
Allegiance | Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
Years of service | 1927–45 |
Rank | Fregattenkapitän |
Commands held | Torpedo boat Falke U-107 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Relations | Karl Dönitz (father in law) |
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