Johann-Heinrich Fehler
German navy officer and world war II U-boat commander
About Johann-Heinrich Fehler
Lived 1910 – 1993 (aged 82). Johann-Heinrich Fehler was a submariner, soldier and marineoffizier.
Johann-Heinrich Fehler (20 September 1910 – 15 May 1993) was the commander of German submarine U-234 in World War II. He was in-charge of U-234's first and only mission into enemy or contested territory, the attempted delivery of uranium oxide and German advanced weapons technology to the Empire of Japan. He previously served on the commerce raider Atlantis. In 1956 he published his memoirs in London with Arthur V. Sellwood, as Dynamite for Hire: The story of Hein Fehler. They were republished in 1972 as a Tandem paperback titled The Warring Seas.
Decorations Iron Cross 2nd Class (1940) Iron Cross 1st Class (1940) Merchant Raider Badge (1941) German Cross in Gold (1942)
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Who was Johann-Heinrich Fehler?
German navy officer and world war II U-boat commander (1910-1993)
When was Johann-Heinrich Fehler born?
Johann-Heinrich Fehler was born on 20 September 1910 in Berlin, Charlottenburg.
When did Johann-Heinrich Fehler die?
Johann-Heinrich Fehler died on 15 May 1993.
What was Johann-Heinrich Fehler's occupation?
Johann-Heinrich Fehler was a submariner, soldier and marineoffizier.
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