Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen

Commander Hans-Gerrit von Stockhausen (11 August 1907, Kassel – 15 January 1943, Berlin) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

He sailed with the GS U-13 (1935) and GS U-65 (1940), sinking twelve ships on five patrols, for a total of of Allied shipping. As commander of U-65 attacked and sank the British Premier on 24 December 1940. He died in a car accident in Berlin on 15 January 1943, aged 35.

Awards

 * Wehrmacht Long Service Award
 * 4th Class (1 October 1936)
 * 3rd Class (24 June 1938)
 * Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class
 * 1st Class (12 July 1940)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (14 January 1941)
 * Mentioned three times in the Wehrmachtbericht on 9 July 1940, 29 December 1940 and 11 January 1941