Georg Lassen

Georg Lassen

Born	(1915-05-12)12 May 1915
Died	18 January 2012(2012-01-18) (aged 96)^[1] Mallorca, Spain
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine
Rank	Korvettenkapitän
Commands held	U-29 U-160 1. U-Boot-Lehrdivision
Battles/wars	Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Georg Lassen (12 May 1915 – 18 January 2012)^[1] was a German U-boat commander during World War II. He was a Watch Officer on U-29 at the outbreak of the war and later the skipper of the U-160 and recipient of the Iron Cross.

Awards

Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (5 April 1939)^[2]
Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 September 1939) & 1st Class (18 July 1940)^[3]
Memel Medal (26 October 1939)^[3]
U-boat War Badge (1939) (18 July 1940)^[3]
U-boat Front Clasp (22 October 1944)^[3]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 10 August 1942 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of U-160^[4]
- Oak Leaves on 7 March 1943 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-160^[4]

References

Citations

1 2 Helgason, Guðmundur. "Georg Lassen". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 25 February 2007.
↑ Busch & Röll 2003, p. 234.
1 2 3 4 Busch & Röll 2003, p. 235.
1 2 Scherzer 2007, p. 495.

Bibliography

Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [The U-Boat War 1939–1945 — The Knight's Cross Bearers of the U-Boat Force from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 978-3-8132-0515-2.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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