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Georg Lassen | |
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| Born | (1915-05-12)12 May 1915 |
| Died | 18 January 2012(2012-01-18) (aged 96)[1] |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Kriegsmarine |
| Rank | Korvettenkapitän |
| Commands | U-29 U-160 1. U-Boot-Lehrdivision |
| Battles / wars | Battle of the Atlantic |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Georg Lassen (12 May 1915 – 18 January 2012)[1] was a GermanU-boat commander duringWorld War II. He was a Watch Officer onU-29 at the outbreak of the war and later theskipper of theU-160 and recipient of theKnight’s Cross.
Whist aboard theU-29 under the command ofKapitänleutnantOtto Schuhart the crew sunk a total of 12 ships, including the British aircraft carrierHMS Courageous. Lassen became commander ofU-29 on 3 January 1941 when Otto Schuhart was reassigned as a training instructor. TheU-29 was under Lassen's command until from 3 January 1941 to 14 September 1941 during which the submarine was a training boat attached to the 24th (Training) Flotilla.
After his stint aboard theU-29, he was assigned command ofU-160. On his first patrol with the crew ofU-160 they sank and damaged a total of 6 vessels during the time between March and April 1942. A year later aboardU-160 during a patrol in South African waters Lassen and his crew sank and/or damaged 6 ships in under 5 hours. Lassen received the Oak Leaves for his Iron Cross for his success during the South African patrol.
In June 1943, Lassen was reassigned as a tactics instructor with the 1. U-Boot Lehrdivision, the same training division his former commander Otto Schuhart was reassigned to earlier.[1]
Lassen became a businessman after the war and later worked as a managing director for a large company. In a traffic accident he lost an arm. His wife died after 55 years of marriage. In old age he moved to a retirement home in Mallorca, where he died on 18 January 2012 at the age of 96.
