D.I.D. Basil Jahn (U-149 P.O.W) - R.I.P.

[Laufen zum Ziel]

03OCT42 - 09OCT42 (7 days)2 (2/0)1970 (1970/0)U-Boat damaged (H.I. 99.79%)
10OCT42 - 13OCT42 (4 days)5 (5/0)13281 (13281/0)
14OCT42 - 20OCT42 (7 days)5 (5/0)16134 (16134/0)
21OCT42 - 22OCT42 (2 days)4 (3/1)11682 (10982/700)U-Boat damaged (H.I. 14.77%)

TOTALS:4 patrols (20 days)

16 (15/1)0 enemy planes downed
27 crew lost

Summary
Oberleutnant z. S. Basil Jahn and U-149 surrendered to the Allies on 22OCT42. Basil Jahn was sent to a POW camp near the Soviet/Mongolian boarder. where he stayed until 1956. After returning Basil Jahn went on to serve for more than two years in the German minesweeping service (Deutscher Minenräumdienst). During the postwar period he joined the Bundesmarine (post-war German Navy). There he served for four years as Navy attache in the USA and then spent three years as Flottillenadmiral and Commander of the Marinedivision Nordsee before retiring in March 1970. He died on 26 April 1989.