The Men - U-boat Commanders

Hans-Joachim Börner

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37b)



No ships sunk or damaged.


Born  24 Jul 1918 Oderau
Died  28 Dec 1944(26)Norwegian Sea

Ranks

9 Oct 1937 Offiziersanwärter
28 Jun 1938 Seekadett
1 Apr 1939 Fähnrich zur See
1 Mar 1940 Oberfähnrich zur See
1 May 1940 Leutnant zur See
1 Apr 1942 Oberleutnant zur See
1 Jan 1945 Kapitänleutnant (posthumous)

Decorations

1941 Minesweeper War Badge
4 Jun 1942 Iron Cross 2nd Class
4 Jun 1942 U-boat War Badge 1939
Oct 1942 Iron Cross 1st Class

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-735 28 Dec 1942 28 Dec 1944  (+)  No war patrols 

Hans-Joachim Börner was born on 24 Jul 1918 in Oderau. He joined the Kriegsmarine as part of Crew 1937. He served as First Watch Officer and ADC with the 9th Outpost flotilla (Vorpostenboot) from May 1940 to Feb 1941.

He underwent U-boat training from Feb 1941 to Oct 1941. Hans-Joachim Börner served as First Watch Officer on the successful type IXC boat U-507 (KrvKpt. Harro Schacht) from Oct 1941 to Oct 1942. With this boat he spent 177 days at sea and sank 16 ships for 62,913 BRT and damaging another.

He then completed U-boat Commander's Course with the 24th Flotilla from Nov to Dec 1942, followed by U-boat Familiarization (Baubelehrung) with the 7th training unit (KLA) in Dec 1942.

Hans-Joachim Börner commissioned the new type VIIC boat U-735 on 28 Dec 1942. He took the boat into the Baltic for work up with the 8th training flotilla. On 1 Aug 1944 the boat was assigned to the 11th combat Flottille. The boat then did several transit patrols in Norwegian waters but no formal war patrol.

U-735 was sunk at 2359hrs on 28 December 1944 in Oslofjord off Horten, Norway, in position 59.28,2N, 10.28,7E, by bombs during a British air raid (5th Group, RAF Bomber Command). 39 dead and 1 survivor. Börner was lost with his boat.

Sources

Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1998). German U-boat commanders of World War II.

Patrol info for Hans-Joachim Börner

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-735 7 Jun 1944  Kiel  9 Jun 1944  Larvik   3 days
2. U-735 13 Jul 1944  Larvik  14 Jul 1944  Kristiansand   2 days
3. U-735 16 Jul 1944  Kristiansand  16 Jul 1944  Bergen   1 days
4. U-735 29 Jul 1944  Bergen  31 Jul 1944  Trondheim   3 days
5. U-735 31 Jul 1944  Trondheim  5 Aug 1944  Larvik   6 days
6. U-735 7 Sep 1944  Larvik  11 Sep 1944  Kiel   5 days
7. U-735 21 Dec 1944  Kiel  23 Dec 1944  Horten   3 days
8. U-735 24 Dec 1944  Horten  28 Dec 1944  Sunk   5 days


About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.

Media links


German U-boat Commanders of World War II
Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim

Listing of all U-boat commanders


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