Horn, von, Gerhard Hans-Helmuth dipl.-ing. (V 715)
- Date of birth:
- June 2nd, 1901
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Promotions:
15th April 1936: Leutnant zur See der Reserve;
1st December 1939: Oberleutnant zur See der reserve (RDA 2nd October 1939),
Career:
00.00.1943: Kapitänleutnant der Reserve, Kdt, Vorpostenboot 'V 715', ex-trawler 'Alfred I'
06.07.1944: attacked near Ushant by Canadian destroyers HMCS QU'APPELLE, HMCS SASKATCHEWAN, HMCS SKEENA and HMCS RESTIGOUCHE while protecting the convoy consisting of U-212 and U-309 and rended ungovernable by an artillery shell
V-715 returned fire while burning and escpaed after a 1 hour battle named 'Battle of Pierres Noires'
V-715 drifted on fire and she was abandoned, south east of the Canal du Fromveur after 6 hours by her crew
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Ehrenkreuz für Kriegsteilnehmer
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Diplomiertes-Ingenieur
- Awarded on:
- December 7th, 1936
Nr. 124/36.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See
- Awarded on:
- January 12th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See
- Unit:
- 7. Vorpostenflottille
- Awarded on:
- October 29th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See
- Awarded on:
- December 14th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant der Reserve (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- 7. Vorpostenflottille
- Awarded on:
- December 5th, 1943
Received for a single wound inflicted on 29th November 1943.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant der Reserve (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandant, Vorpostenboot "Alfred I", "V 715", 7. Vorpostenflottille
- Awarded on:
- April 26th, 1944
Sources
- Photo 1: Dobri Dobrev
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Verleihungsurkunde Kriegsteilnehmer, EK2, EK1
- Besitzzeugnis Minensuch, Verwundeten Schwarz
- Horn von H.M., Family Tree, 2009
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