Werner Hartenstein

Infobox Military Person
name=Werner Hartenstein
born=birth date|1908|2|27|df=y
died=dda|1943|3|12|1908|2|27|df=y
placeofbirth=Plauen
placeofdeath=Atlantic Ocean
coord|12|38|N|54|39|W|


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|Weimar Republic Weimar Republic (to 1945)
flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch=navy|Weimar Republic
navy|Nazi Germany
serviceyears=1928 – 1943
rank=Korvettenkapitän
commands="U-156"
unit=
battles=World War II
*Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945)
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
laterwork=

Lieutenant Commander Gustav Julius Werner Hartenstein ( 27 February 1908 – 8 March 1943) was a "Korvettenkapitän" with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and commander of "U-156". He is also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and noted for involvement in the Laconia incident.

Werner Hartenstein and the entire crew of "U-156" were killed in action by depth charges from a US PBY Catalina aircraft (VP-53/P-1).

Awards

* Spanish Cross in Bronze (6 June 1939)
* Iron Cross (1939)
** 2nd Class (16 November 1939)
** 1st Class (27 April 1940)
* U-boat War Badge (1939) (17 March 1942)
* German Cross in Gold (2 February 1942)
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (17 September 1942)

References

* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
* Kurowski, Franz. "Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service". Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1995. ISBN 0-88740-748-X.

;External link
* [http://uboat.net/men/hartenstein.htm uboat.net]