Date of birth:

November 8th, 1920

Date of death:

March 2nd, 1945 (north of Warnemünde, Rostock, Mecklenburg, Germany)

Buried on:

German Submarines Memorial

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Obermaschinistenmaat Johannes Wille served mainly aboard Uboot 'U-129' and 'U-3519'.
On 02.03.1945 at 12:45 pm, north of Warnemünde, U 3519 ran into a mine in the British air mine field "Sweet Pea I" and sank.
For reasons unknown up to now, the boat got out of the mine-free fairway and sank to a depth of only 14 meters (54°11`N, 12°5`O) after being hit by several mines.
The mine explosion tore up the forecastle, the stern was broken twice.
Some sources mentioned the German TFA 11 saved only three men out of the 65 men crew.
The remains of the crew members with Kplt. Richard von Harpe were buried in the New Cemetery in Rostock with a military ceremony.

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• - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht - Johannes Wille | Gräbersuche-Online
  - U 3519 – U-Boot-Archiv Wiki
  

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