Hans Heidtmann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Hans Heidtmann

German World War II U-boat commander

Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1914

Place of Birth: Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Date of Death: 05-Apr-1976

Profession: submariner, soldier

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Hans Heidtmann

  • Hans Heidtmann (8 August 1914 – 5 April 1976) was a German U-boat commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany U-559 under the command of Heidtmann came under attack by several British warships and an aircraft on 30 October 1942.
  • Fatally damaged and forced to the surface, the U-boat was abandoned after scuttling herself in the Mediterranean.
  • A British boarding party, consisting of Lieutenant Francis Anthony Blair Fasson, Able Seaman Colin Grazier, and Canteen Assistant Tommy Brown, from destroyer HMS Petard recovered the cryptographic materials, but the U-boat sank before the Enigma cipher machine could be brought out.
  • Eight German crewmen and two British seamen were lost, and 37 German survivors were taken prisoner of war.

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