Hans Jenisch
| Hans Jenisch | |
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| Born |
19 October 1913 Gerdauen, East Prussia |
| Died | 29 April 1982 (aged 68) Kronshagen near Kiel |
| Allegiance |
 Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
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| Service/branch |
 Kriegsmarine German Navy
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| Years of service | 1933–45 1956–72 |
| Rank |
Kapitänleutnant (Kriegsmarine) Kapitän zur See (Bundesmarine) |
| Unit |
SSS Gorch Fock cruiser Karlsruhe cruiser Deutschland |
| Commands held |
U-32 Hipper |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hans Jenisch (19 October 1913 – 29 April 1982) was a Kapitänleutnant in Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II and a Kapitän zur See in West Germany's Bundesmarine. He commanded the Type VIIA U-boat U-32, sinking seventeen ships on seven patrols, for a total of 110,139 gross register tons (GRT) of Allied shipping, to become the 26th highest scoring U-Boat ace of World War II.
Jenisch joined the navy, then named Reichsmarine, in 1933, and after serving in the cruiser Deutschland transferred to the U-boat arm in 1937. He served as 1WO (second-in-command) of U-32 under Werner Lott, before taking command of the U-boat in February 1940.
On 26 October 1940, Empress of Britain was spotted by a German Focke-Wulf C 200 Condor long-range bomber, commanded by Oberleutnant Bernhard Jope. Jope's bomber strafed Empress of Britain three times and hit her twice with 250 kilograms (550 lb) bombs causing severe damage to the ship. Jenisch had been informed of the location of the damaged vessel and intercepted her on the evening of 27 October. Jenisch fired three torpedoes, hitting her twice. Empress of Britain sank at 02:05 on 28 October 1940. At 42,348 gross tons, she was the largest ship sunk by a German U-boat.
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