Hans Jenisch | |
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Born | Gerdauen, East Prussia (now Zheleznodorozhny, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia) | 19 October 1913
Died | 29 April 1982 Kronshagen near Kiel | (aged 68)
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Years of service | 1933–45 1956–72 |
Rank | Kapitänleutnant (Kriegsmarine) Kapitän zur See (Bundesmarine) |
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Commands | U-32 Hipper |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hans Jenisch (19 October 1913 – 29 April 1982) was a Kapitänleutnant in Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during the Second World War and a Kapitän zur See in West Germany's Bundesmarine. He commanded U-32, a Type VIIA U-boat, sinking seventeen ships on seven patrols, for a total of 110,139 gross register tons (GRT) of Allied shipping.