Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen

Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen
Born 11 August 1907(1907-08-11)
Kassel
Died 15 January 1943(1943-01-15) (aged 35)
Berlin
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany
Service/branch  Reichsmarine
 Kriegsmarine
Years of service 1926-1943
Rank Korvettenkapitän
Commands held U-13
U-65
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

Commander Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen (11 August 1907, Kassel – 15 January 1943, Berlin) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. 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. Von Stockhausen sailed with the U-13 and U-65, sinking twelve ships on five patrols, for a total of 66,174 gross register tons (GRT) of Allied shipping. He was killed in a car accident in Berlin in January 1943. von Stockhausen as commander of U-65 attacked and sank the British Premier on 24 December 1940.

Awards

References

Citations
  1. ^ a b c d Busch and Röll 2003, p. 104.
Bibliography
  • Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939-1945 - Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 3-8132-0515-0.
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service. Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-88740-748-X.
  • Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine (in German). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0.
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See also: Stockhausen (disambiguation)