Photograph of Heinrich Jeß
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KapLt Heinrich Jeß (1884-1962) was the commander of U 79, U 96 and U 90 during the First World War.
During his command of U 96, he sank a number of ships in Welsh waters, among them the APAPA on 28 November 1917 and the DERBENT on 30 November 1917.
Following the war, he left naval service.
Source:
"Erfolgreiche U-Bootkommandanten." Der Krieg 1914/18 in Wort und Bild. 183 (1918): 1455.
Oberösterreichische Landesbibliothek. Signatur II-21372.
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