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Hi all,

I know you are all from germany so excuse me if I write in english but I'm from Italy and don't know german.

I'm searching informations about Hans-Werner Neumann (http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/872.html).
I would like to find a picture of him to match with a picture of my grandfather I recently found. My picture,
I found after the death of my grandmother is signed Hans Neumann and I know my grandmother told to my
mother he was a commander of the german navy died during the WWII. Many informations match with my
mother's memories.

Do someone know something about him?

Thank you all in advance and excuse me for bother.
(I would be very grateful if you answer in English)

Andrea

[Peter K.]

Welcome ANDREA!

Feel free to write in English, that´s really no problem!

Hans-Werner NEUMANN:

crew 25
born on 03.09.1906 at Berlin-Charlottenburg
last rank Korvettenkapitän since 01.01.1940, promoted to Fregattenkapitän after his death (with RDA from 01.08.1943)

04.39-03.40 B.J., Ic-Referent
04.40-09.40 Ubootausbildung
09.40-01.41 24. U-Flottille und Baubelehrung
01.41-08.41 Kommandant U 72
08.41-10.41 Baubelehrung
10.41-08.43 Kommandant U 117
gefallen am 07.08.1943

[Urs Heßling]

hello, Andrea

some details of Hans Werner Neumann´s earlier carreer:

April 1, 1927 Promotion to rank "Fähnrich zur See"
October 1, 1929 Promotion to rank "Leutnant zur See"
1929 officer on old ship-of-the-line "Elsass"
1930 officer on old ship-of-the-line "Schleswig-Holstein"
October 1, 1931 Promotion to rank "Oberleutnant zur See"
1931-32 Platoon leader in the III. Naval artillery bataillon (Marineartillerieabteilung)
1935 Commanding officer Escort "F 7" in the 2nd Escort flottilla
January 1, 1936 Promotion to rank "Kapitänleutnant"
1936 Commanding officer Fast Escort "F 2" in the 2nd Escort flottilla

greetings, Urs

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Thanks for the informations,

Do you know is there is an archive where I can search for images of this person?
I thought I can write to some kind of historical archive of the german navy but I really
don't know where I can start from.

Thanks for your courtesy.

Andrea

[t-geronimo]

Hello Andrea!

The first thing that comes into my mind is the uboat museum in Cuxhaven in Germany:
http://www.uboat.net/special/archiv/