Date of birth:

June 14th, 1909 (Beerfelde-Lebus/Brandenburg, Germany)

Date of death:

April 4th, 1968 (Bochum-Laer/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

November 18th, 1939

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

March 1st, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)

Unit:

Kommandant, U 107, Kriegsmarine

Awarded on:

June 24th, 1941

Awarded for sinking 18 ships (with 105181 GRT) as commander of U-107. Of these, all but 4 were sunk during a single patrol near the Canary Islands. It was primarily for this outstanding achievement that Hessler received the Knight's Cross.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

July 3rd, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander)

Unit:

Erster Führungsstabsoffizier, Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote

Awarded on:

November 9th, 1944

• Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
• - DIXON, JEREMY, The U-boat Commanders, Naval Institute Press, 2019.
  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht - Günter Hessler – U-Boot-Archiv Wiki