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Johann-Heinrich Fehler

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Johann Henrich Fehler
Born(1910-09-20)September 20, 1910
Berlin, German Empire
DiedMay 15, 1993(1993-05-15) (aged 82)
Allegiance Germany
Service / branch Kriegsmarine
RankKapitanleutnant
CommandsU-234
Awards

Johann-Heinrich Fehler (20 September 1910 – 15 May 1993) was the commander of German submarine U-234 in World War II.[1][2] 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

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  • Iron Cross 2nd Class (1940)
  • Iron Cross 1st Class (1940)
  • Merchant Raider Badge (1941)
  • German Cross in Gold (1942)

References

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  1. ^ "Kapitänleutnant Johann-Heinrich Fehler - German U-boat Commanders of WWII - The Men of the Kriegsmarine - uboat.net". uboat.net.
  2. ^ "Mysterious Cargo - U 234".
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