Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel

Infobox Military Person
name=Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel
born=birth date|1917|6|16|df=y
died=dda|1944|7|2|1917|6|16|df=y
placeofbirth=Berlin-Wilmersdorf
placeofdeath=Atlantic ocean, south-west of Tenerife
coord|25|34|N|21|36|W


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch=navy|Nazi Germany
serviceyears=1936-1944
rank=Kapitänleutnant
commands=U-140
U-96
U-543
unit=
battles=World War II
*Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945)
awards=Iron Cross 1st Class
Iron Cross 2nd Class
U-boat War Badge
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
laterwork=

Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel (16 June 1917 – 2 July 1944) was a "Kapitänleutnant" with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He sailed with U-140, U-96 and U-543, sinking three ships on seven patrols, for a total of 10.969 tons of Allied shipping.

Hellriegel and the entire crew of U-543 were killed by depth charges and a homing torpedo from TBF Avenger aircraft (VC-58) of the US escort carrier USS "Wake Island" on 2 July 1944.

Awards

* Iron Cross (1939)
** 2nd Class (26 April 1940)
** 1st Class (3 July 1940)
* U-boat War Badge (1939) (24 April 1940)
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (3 February 1944)

References

* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
* Kurowski, Franz (1995). "Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service". Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-88740-748-X.
* Range, Clemens (1974). "Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine". Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0.

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