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Günter Hessler
Günter Hessler (14 June 1909 – 4 April 1968) was a German naval officer during World War II. He commanded the Type IXB U-boat , sinking twenty-one ships on three patrols, totalling of Allied shipping. Hessler was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and was commissioned after the war to write an account of the U-boat war by the British Ministry of Defence. Military career Günter Hessler joined the '' Reichsmarine'' of the Weimar Republic on 5 April 1927 as a member of "Crew 1927" (the incoming class of 1927). He underwent basic military training in the 8th company, 2nd department of the standing ship division of the Baltic Sea in Stralsund (5 April 1927 – 3 July 1927). Hessler was then transferred to the training ship SSS ''Niobe'' (4 July 1927 – 31 October 1927), attaining the rank of ''Seekadett'' (midshipman) on 1 October 1927. After more than 16 months aboard the light cruiser (1 November 1927 – 17 March 1929) he underwent officer cad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinhöfel
Steinhöfel is a municipality in the Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany. Since the beginning of 2019 it belongs to the collective municipality " Amt Odervorland" The contemporary municipality of Steinhöfel comprises a total of twelve physical villages, namely Steinhöfel, Arensdorf, Beerfelde, Buchholz, Demnitz, Gölsdorf, Hasenfelde, Heinersdorf, Jänickendorf, Neuendorf im Sande, Schönfelde and Tempelberg. History In 1774, the Prussian Minister of War and Treasurymore precisely, President of the General War and Finance Directory of Prussia - hence effectively Minister of War and Finance Joachim von Blumenthal purchased the estate of Steinhöfel, including a manor that was later expanded into a castle. When von Blumenthal died, the estate was inherited by his daughter Charlotte von Massow, whose husband the Court Marshal Valentin von Massow commissioned a rebuilding of the manor by the architect David Gilly. The property was inherited in turn by the couple's son Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |