Georg Lassen ( him. Georg Lassen ; May 12, 1915 , Berlin-Steglitz - January 18, 2012 , Calvia , Mallorca , Spain ) - German submarine officer, captain of the 3rd rank (April 1, 1945) , participant of the Second World War.
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Biography
Educated in the naval cadet school. Service began on September 25, 1935 as a cadet . July 1, 1936 promoted to fenrihi , April 1, 1938 - to lieutenant.
World War II
From August 1939, he served as the 1st watch officer on the U-29 submarine commanded by lieutenant commander Otto Schuhart. During the service of Lassen on this boat, she sank 12 ships (with a displacement of 80,688 grt .) And torpedoed the aircraft carrier Koreyjes.
On January 3, 1941, he was appointed commander of the U-29 submarine, which became part of the 24th training flotilla and did not participate in military campaigns.
On September 14, 1941, he handed over command of the boat and on October 16 was appointed the commander of the U-160 (Type IX-C) 10th flotilla . In the first campaign to the shores of the USA (March - April 1942) Lassen sank 6 ships (with a displacement of 43,560 grt.).
August 10, 1942 awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
In September - December 1942, conducting patrols in the Caribbean islands, Lassen sank 10 ships with a total displacement of 58,235 grt.
On the night of March 4, 1943, Lassen sank 6 ships with a displacement of 41,076 grt in less than 5 hours. For that, on March 7, 1943, he was awarded the Knight's Cross with oak leaves.
A total of U-160 Lassen made 4 trips (he sailed for 328 days).
From June 14, 1943, the company commander and teacher of tactics of the 1st submarine training division located in Pillau . October 22, 1944 received the sign of the submariner with diamonds .
In total, Lassen sank 26 ships with a total displacement of 156,082 grt during the war. and damaged 5 ships with a displacement of 34,419 grt.
Notes
- ↑ Korvettenkapitän Georg Lassen, WWII German U-boat commander, dead
- 2 1 2 3 https://uboat.net/men/lassen.htm
- ↑ Busch R., Röll H. Der U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945 : Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 - ES Mittler & Sohn , 2003. - S. 234. - 539 p. - ISBN 978-3-8132-0515-2