Werner hartenstein was killed in action when his u 156 was sunk on march 8th, 1943, east of barbados, by an american catalina. Germany history uboot kriegsmarine wehrmacht world war. Uboat skipper ruthlessly torpedoed british ship then. The large vessel was the british liner laconia 19,695 tons which sank at 2323 hours. Werner hartenstein began his naval career in april 1928. Suggested by adrev for a 3rd party jim davies trigger finger feat. He served a few years on the light cruiser karlsruhe and then on a number of torpedo boats, in which he completed 65 patrols in the first years of the war. She was commissioned on 4 september 1941 under the command of kapitanleutnant werner hartenstein knight of the iron cross. The liner laconia on sept 12, 1942 at 2207 hours u156 under the command of kptlt. The liner was carrying a 6man crew, some 80 civilians, military material and personnel 268 men and approx.
Buy werner hartenstein book online at best prices in india on. Translate hartenstein in dutch with contextual examples. These u boat hats can be made to your specification just email us with the details of the u boat cap you want and we can take it from there or buy off the shelf from the available. We currently sell two types, the superior version and the museum quality version. On reflection, martin clunes might not have been the best choice to present martin clunes. Werner hartenstein, the hero of the laconia incident, died with his men when his u156 was sunk by a u. Werner hartenstein torpedoed a large target in the south atlantic in position 05. Weser aktiengesellschaft weser was a german shipbuilding company located on the weser river in bremen. He was a recipient of the knights cross of the iron cross, the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of nazi germany during world war ii. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Werner hartenstein 27 february 1908 8 march 1943 was a german naval officer during world war ii who commanded the uboat u156. The german submarine u156 was a type ixc uboat of nazi germanys kriegsmarine built for service during world war ii. The keel for this boat was laid on 11 october 1940 at the deschimag ag weser yard in bremen, germany, as yard number 998.
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