Hans-Hartwig Trojer

Hans-Hartwig Trojer
Born (1916-01-22)22 January 1916
Birthälm, Siebenbürgen
Died 27 September 1943(1943-09-27) (aged 27)
North Atlantic south of Ireland
47°00′N 18°00′W / 47.000°N 18.000°W / 47.000; -18.000 (place of death of Hans-Hartwig Trojer)
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch  Kriegsmarine
Years of service 1936–43
Rank Kapitänleutnant
Commands held U-3
U-221
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans-Hartwig Trojer (22 January 1916 – 27 September 1943) was a German U-Boat commander in World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany for extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Naval career

He joined the Kriegsmarine in April 1936. In 1938 he joined the U-boat service, and spent his first two years as watch officer on the U-34 and U-67.

After completing his commander training, Trojer was promoted to Oberleutnant zur See and took command of the U-3. In March 1942 he was assigned to command the new Type VIIc boat U-221. He sank six ships for a total of 29,682 gross register tons (GRT) on his first patrol and he and his crew earned a mention in the Wehrmachtbericht for this. On his third patrol he was informed by a radio message that he had received the Knights cross. On 1 April 1943 he received a promotion to Kapitänleutnant.

Hans-Hartwig Trojer was killed when U-221 was sunk with all hands by a British Halifax bomber south of Ireland on 27 September 1943.

Awards

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Busch & Röll 2003, p. 326.
  2. ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 751.

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. 
  • Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, 1. Januar 1942 bis 31. Dezember 1943 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 2, 1 January 1942 to 31 December 1943] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2. 

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Military offices
Preceded by
Kapitänleutnant Otto von Bülow		 Commanding officer, U-3
3 July 1941 – 2 March 1942 		Succeeded by
Kapitänleutnant Joachim Zander
First Commanding officer, U-221
9 May 1942 – 27 September 1943 		Ship sunk
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