Georg Lassen

Georg Lassen
Born	12 May 1915 Berlin-Steglitz, German Empire
Died	18 January 2012 (aged 96)[1] Mallorca, Spain
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Korvettenkapitän
Unit	2nd U-boat Flotilla 24th U-boat Flotilla 4th U-boat Flotilla 10th U-boat Flotilla
Commands held	U-29 U-160 1. U-Boot-Lehrdivision
Battles/wars	Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Georg Lassen (12 May 1915 – 18 January 2012)^[1] was a German U-boat commander who served with Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II rising to the rank of Korvettenkapitän (corvette captain). He was a Watch Officer on U-29 at the outbreak of the war and later the skipper of the U-160 and winner of the Iron Cross.

Awards

• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (5 April 1939)^[2]
• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 September 1939) & 1st Class (18 July 1940)^[3]
• Memel Medal (26 October 1939)^[3]
• U-boat War Badge (1939) (18 July 1940)^[3]
• U-boat Front Clasp (22 October 1944)^[3]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 10 August 1942 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of U-160^[4]
  • 208th Oak Leaves on 7 March 1943 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-160^[4]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 14 April 1942

References

Citations

1. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Georg Lassen". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 25 February 2007.
2. Busch & Röll 2003, p. 234.
3. Busch & Röll 2003, p. 235.
4. Scherzer 2007, p. 495.

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.