Hans-Dietrich von Tiesenhausen
- Hans-Dietrich von Tiesenhausen
Infobox Military Person
name=Hans-Dietrich Freiherr von Tiesenhausen
born=birth date|1913|2|22|df=y
died=dda|2000|8|17|1913|2|22|df=y
placeofbirth=Riga
placeofdeath=Vancouver, Canada
caption=
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch=navy|Nazi Germany
serviceyears=1934-1945
rank=Kapitänleutnant
commands=U 331
unit=U 23
battles=World War II
*Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945)
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
laterwork=Interior designer
Commander Hans-Dietrich Freiherr von Tiesenhausenref label|Note1|a|a (22 February 1913 – 17 August 2000) was a Baltic German "Kapitänleutnant" with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He sailed with the U 23 and U 331. He achieved his greatest success as a U-boat commander by sinking the British battleship HMS "Barham" on 25 November 1941.
Awards
* Iron Cross
** 2nd Class (30 January 1940)
** 1st Class (7 December 1941)
* U-boat War Badge (26 February 1942)
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (27 January 1942)
Combat career
Footnotes
*note label|Note1|a|aGerman title Freiherr
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://www.uboat.net/men/tiesenhausen.htm uboat.net]
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