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Johann-Friedrich Wessels (28 May 1904 in Wilhelmshaven-Rüstringen – 9 February 1988 in Oldenburg) was a German chief engineer on a U-boat in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Wessels was chief engineer on board of for four war patrols, including Günther Priens' infiltration of Scapa Flow and sinking of HMS Royal Oak. He then transferred to under the command of Werner Hartmann with whom he went on one patrol lasting 199 days. His final posting was on under Ernst Hechler.

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rdfs:comment	Johann-Friedrich Wessels (28 May 1904 in Wilhelmshaven-Rüstringen – 9 February 1988 in Oldenburg) was a German chief engineer on a U-boat in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Wessels was chief engineer on board of for four war patrols, including Günther Priens' infiltration of Scapa Flow and sinking of HMS Royal Oak. He then transferred to under the command of Werner Hartmann with whom he went on one patrol lasting 199 days. His final posting was on under Ernst Hechler.
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Unit	German submarine U-198 German cruiser Leipzig German submarine U-870 German submarine U-47 (1938) SMS Schlesien German submarine U-23 (1936)
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serviceyears	1923(xsd:integer)
Birth Date	1904-05-28(xsd:date)
death place	Oldenburg
Name	Johann-Friedrich Wessels
Caption	Johann-Friedrich Wessels
Birth Place	Wilhelmshaven-Rüstringen
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Rank	Korvettenkapitän
Allegiance	Nazi Germany Weimar Republic
Battles	World War II
abstract	Johann-Friedrich Wessels (28 May 1904 in Wilhelmshaven-Rüstringen – 9 February 1988 in Oldenburg) was a German chief engineer on a U-boat in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Wessels was chief engineer on board of for four war patrols, including Günther Priens' infiltration of Scapa Flow and sinking of HMS Royal Oak. He then transferred to under the command of Werner Hartmann with whom he went on one patrol lasting 199 days. His final posting was on under Ernst Hechler.

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