Georg Lassen (12 May 1915 – 18 January 2012)[1] was a German U-boat commander during World War II.
Whist aboard the U-29 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Otto Schuhart the crew sunk a total of 12 ships, including the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous.
A year later aboard U-160 during a patrol in South African waters Lassen and his crew sank and/or damaged 6 ships in under 5 hours.
Lassen received the Oak Leaves for his Iron Cross for his success during the South African patrol.
U-Boot Lehrdivision, the same training division his former commander Otto Schuhart was reassigned to earlier.