Hans-Werner Kraus

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Hans-Werner Kraus (1 July 1915 – 25 May 1990) was a German U-boat commander in the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Kraus served as 1st watch officer on Template:GS from January 1940 until November 1940 having replaced Engelbert Endrass. He later commanded Template:GS and Template:GS.

He was on board the latter when it was attacked by Brazilian Air Force aircraft on 27 June 1943. Kraus evaded only to be targeted by a VP-74 Mariner (BuNo 6571) piloted by Lt. Harold C. Carey. The German crew shot it down and the crew were killed.[1]

Kraus was sunk by aircraft off the coast of Brazil on 31 July 1943. Captured, he was sent as a POW to the United States. Kraus was one of the 25 POWs who escaped from Camp Papago Park, Arizona, during the night of 23–24 December 1944 but was recaptured.

Summary of career

Ships attacked

Date U-boat Ship Nationality Tonnage Fate
12 October 1941 Template:GS Eagle File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2,044 damaged[2]
12 October 1941 Template:GS Corte Real File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 2,044 Sunk[3]
20 October 1941 Template:GS Indra File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 2,032 Sunk[4]
26 October 1941 Template:GS HMS Anguani Template:Navy/core 6,746 Damaged
17 March 1942 Template:GS Crista File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2,590 Damaged
8 June 1942 Template:GS Esther * Template:Country data Mandatory Palestine 100 Sunk
8 June 1942 Template:GS Said File:Flag of Egypt (1922–1958).svg Egypt 231 Sunk
9 June 1942 Template:GS Typhoon * Template:Country data Mandatory Palestine 175 Sunk
13 June 1942 Template:GS HMS Farouk Template:Navy/core 96 Sunk[5]
17 August 1942 Template:GS Princess Marguerite File:Canadian Red Ensign (1921–1957).svg Canada 5,875 Sunk[6]
27 June 1943 Template:GS Charles Wilson Peale File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 7,176 damaged[7]
4 July 1943 Template:GS Changri-Lá File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 20 Sunk
24 July 1943 Template:GS Henzada File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 4,161 Sunk[8]
* Sailing vessel

Awards

References

Citations

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  1. ↑ Morrison 1947, p. 214.
  2. ↑ Rowher 1999, p. 70.
  3. ↑ Rowher 1999, p. 68
  4. ↑ Rowher 1999, p. 69
  5. ↑ Rowher 1999, p. 234.
  6. ↑ Rohwer 1999, p. 236
  7. ↑ Rowher 1999, p. 168.
  8. ↑ Rowher 1999, p. 170
  9. ↑ a b c d e Busch & Röll 2003, p. 225.
  10. ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 471.
  11. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 272.

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Bibliography

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  • Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, 1. Januar 1942 bis 31. Dezember 1943. München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, 1985. Template:ISBN.

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