| Johann Henrich Fehler | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1910-09-20)September 20, 1910 Berlin, German Empire |
| Died | May 15, 1993(1993-05-15) (aged 82) |
| Allegiance |  Germany |
| Service |  Kriegsmarine |
| Rank | Kapitanleutnant |
| Commands | U-234 |
| Awards |
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Johann-Heinrich Fehler (20 September 1910 – 15 May 1993) was the commander of German submarine U-234 in World War II. He was in-charge of U-234's first and only mission into enemy or contested territory, the attempted delivery of uranium oxide and German advanced weapons technology to the Empire of Japan. 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
- Iron Cross 2nd Class (1940)
- Iron Cross 1st Class (1940)
- Merchant Raider Badge (1941)
- German Cross in Gold (1942)
References
- "Kapitänleutnant Johann-Heinrich Fehler - German U-boat Commanders of WWII - The Men of the Kriegsmarine - uboat.net". uboat.net.
- "Mysterious Cargo - U 234".
External links
- The Long Blue Line: Coast Guardsman Eliot Winslow, Nazi Johann-Heinrich Fehler and the surrender of U-234 « Coast Guard COAST GUARD COMPASS Archived 2020-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
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