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Jul 01, 1915 Beulwitz (Saalfeld), Thuringia, Germany Died on 25 May 1990 (aged 74)
German world war II Navy officer and u-boat commander
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About Hans Werner Kraus
- Hans-Werner Kraus (1 July 1915 – 25 May 1990) was a German U-boat commander in the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany.
- He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Kraus served as 1st watch officer on U-47 from January 1940 until November 1940 having replaced Engelbert Endrass.
- He later commanded U-83 and U-199. He was on board the latter when it was attacked by Brazilian Air Force aircraft on 27 June 1943.
- Kraus evaded only to be targeted by a VP-74 Mariner (BuNo 6571) piloted by Lt.
- Harold C.
- Carey.
- The German crew shot it down and the crew were killed.Kraus was sunk by aircraft off the coast of Brazil on 31 July 1943.
- Captured, he was sent as a POW to the United States.
- Kraus was one of the 25 POWs who escaped from Camp Papago Park, Arizona, during the night of 23–24 December 1944 but was recaptured.
