Talk:Georg Lassen

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*He sank 26 ships for a total of  during four patrols, leading to a remarkable average of  per patrol. His total tonnage made him the 10th most successful U-boat ace of the war.
===Biography===
Lassen was born in Steglitz, a Berlin suburb. He joined the Kriegsmarine as Seekadett on 25 September 1935. When World War II started, Lassen was an Oberleutnant zur See and serving as I. Wachoffizier (1st Watch Officer) on  under Kapitänleutnant Otto Schuhart. While serving with U-29 Schuhart sank 13 ships, including the aircraft carrier . On 3 January 1941 Lassen assumed command over the U-29, which served as a training boat in 24th U-boat Flotilla by this time. He ended his command on 14 September.
On 16 October 1941 Lassen commissioned the Type IXC U-Uboat . Lassen spent about four months training the crew and testing the boat with 4th U-boat Flotilla, before U-160 became operational and was transferred to 10th U-boat Flotilla on 1 March 1942.
U-160 left on her first patrol in early March 1942. During this patrol Lassen sank or damaged six ships for a total of . On 10 August 1942 he received the Ritterkreuz. On 1 September he was promoted to . On his fourth and final patrol to South African waters in March 1943 he sank or damaged six ships in less than five hours for a total of  during the night between 3 March and 4 March. On 8 March 1943 he sank the  and on 9 March he received a radio message awarding him with the  (Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves).
On 14 June 1943 Lassen was transferred away from U-160 to take up duties as a tactics instructor and commander of the "Offiziers-Kompanie" in 1. U-Boot-Lehrdivision, a training unit for future U-boat commanders. On 1 April 1945 he was promoted to Korvettenkapitän.
On 15 April 1945, Lassen took command of TS Pretoria, then a converted hospital ship. The ship transported 2,000 wounded and 200 refugees, and also the coffins of Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg and his wife, and the regimental colors from the Tannenberg Memorial from Pillau, present-day Baltiysk, Poland, to Stettin, present-day Szczecin, Poland.Stockert 1997, p. 19.
===Summary of career===
As commander of  Lassen is credited with the sinking of 26 ships for a total of  and further damaging five ships of .
Date            	Name             	Nationality	Tonnage(GRT)	Fate
27 March 1942   	Equipoise        	           	6,210       	Sunk
29 March 1942   	City of New York 	           	8,272       	Sunk
1 April 1942    	Rio Blanco       	           	4,086       	Sunk
6 April 1942    	Bidwell          	           	6,837       	Damaged
9 April 1942    	Malchace         	           	3,516       	Sunk
11 April 1942   	Ulysses          	           	14,647      	Sunk
16 July 1942    	Beaconlight      	           	6,926       	Sunk
18 July 1942    	Carmona          	           	5,496       	Sunk
21 July 1942    	Donovonia        	           	8,149       	Sunk
25 July 1942    	Telamon          	           	2,078       	Sunk
29 July 1942    	Prescodoc        	           	1,938       	Sunk
2 August 1942   	Treminnard       	           	4,694       	Sunk
4 August 1942   	Havsten          	           	6,161       	Damaged
9 October 1942  	Coloradan        	           	6,557       	Sunk
16 October 1942 	Castle Harbour   	           	730         	Sunk
16 October 1942 	Winona           	           	6,197       	Damaged
3 November 1942 	Chr. J. Kampmann 	           	2,260       	Sunk
3 November 1942 	Gypsum Express   	           	4,034       	Sunk
3 November 1942 	Leda             	           	8,546       	Sunk
3 November 1942 	Thorshavet       	           	11,015      	Sunk
6 November 1942 	Arica            	           	5,431       	Sunk
11 November 1942	City of Ripon    	           	6,368       	Sunk
21 November 1942	Bintang          	           	6,481       	Sunk
8 February 1943 	Roger B. Taney   	           	7,191       	Sunk
3 March 1943    	Harvey W. Scott  	           	7,176       	Sunk
3 March 1943    	Nipura           	           	5,961       	Sunk
3 March 1943    	Tibia            	           	10,356      	Damaged
3 March 1943    	Nipura           	           	5,961       	Sunk
3 March 1943    	Empire Mahseer   	           	5,087       	Sunk
4 March 1943    	Marietta E.      	           	7,628       	Sunk
4 March 1943    	Sheaf Crown      	           	4,868       	Damaged
8 March 1943    	James B. Stephens	           	7,176       	Sunk
11 March 1943   	Aelbryn          	           	4,986       	Sunk
K.e.coffman (talk) 23:56, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
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message: As commander of  Lassen is credited with the sinking of 26 ships for a total of  and further damaging five ships of .
Date            	Name             	Nationality	Tonnage(GRT)	Fate
27 March 1942   	Equipoise        	           	6,210       	Sunk
29 March 1942   	City of New York 	           	8,272       	Sunk
1 April 1942    	Rio Blanco       	           	4,086       	Sunk
6 April 1942    	Bidwell          	           	6,837       	Damaged
9 April 1942    	Malchace         	           	3,516       	Sunk
11 April 1942   	Ulysses          	           	14,647      	Sunk
16 July 1942    	Beaconlight      	           	6,926       	Sunk
18 July 1942    	Carmona          	           	5,496       	Sunk
21 July 1942    	Donovonia        	           	8,149       	Sunk
25 July 1942    	Telamon          	           	2,078       	Sunk
29 July 1942    	Prescodoc        	           	1,938       	Sunk
2 August 1942   	Treminnard       	           	4,694       	Sunk
4 August 1942   	Havsten          	           	6,161       	Damaged
9 October 1942  	Coloradan        	           	6,557       	Sunk
16 October 1942 	Castle Harbour   	           	730         	Sunk
16 October 1942 	Winona           	           	6,197       	Damaged
3 November 1942 	Chr. J. Kampmann 	           	2,260       	Sunk
3 November 1942 	Gypsum Express   	           	4,034       	Sunk
3 November 1942 	Leda             	           	8,546       	Sunk
3 November 1942 	Thorshavet       	           	11,015      	Sunk
6 November 1942 	Arica            	           	5,431       	Sunk
11 November 1942	City of Ripon    	           	6,368       	Sunk
21 November 1942	Bintang          	           	6,481       	Sunk
8 February 1943 	Roger B. Taney   	           	7,191       	Sunk
3 March 1943    	Harvey W. Scott  	           	7,176       	Sunk
3 March 1943    	Nipura           	           	5,961       	Sunk
3 March 1943    	Tibia            	           	10,356      	Damaged
3 March 1943    	Nipura           	           	5,961       	Sunk
3 March 1943    	Empire Mahseer   	           	5,087       	Sunk
4 March 1943    	Marietta E.      	           	7,628       	Sunk
4 March 1943    	Sheaf Crown      	           	4,868       	Damaged
8 March 1943    	James B. Stephens	           	7,176       	Sunk
11 March 1943   	Aelbryn          	           	4,986       	Sunk
K.e.coffman (talk) 23:56, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Summary of career