Claus Korth
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Claus Korth
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Born | Berlin |
7 November 1911
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Kiel |
Allegiance | Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/ |
Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine German Navy |
Years of service | 1932–45 1955–70 |
Rank | Korvettenkapitän (Wehrmacht) Kapitän zur See (Bundeswehr) |
Unit | SSS Niobe cruiser Köln Panzerschiff Deutschland |
Commands held | U-57 U-93 Marine-Torpedo-Versuchsstation |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Claus Korth (7 November 1911 – 24 January 1988) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and commander of U-57 and U-93. He is also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Claus Korth is credited with the sinking of thirteen ships for a total of 54,584 tons of Allied merchant shipping, including the RMS Durham Castle by mine. He was one of 40 survivors of the Niobe sinking on 26 July 1932.
Contents
Summary of career
Ships attacked
Date | U-boat | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[1][2] |
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17 November 1939 | U-57 | Kaunas | Lithuania | 1,566 | Sunk |
19 November 1939 | U-57 | Stanbrook | United Kingdom | 1,383 | Sunk |
13 December 1939 | U-57 | Mina | Estonia | 1,173 | Sunk |
20 January 1940 | U-57 | Miranda | Norway | 1,328 | Sunk |
26 January 1940 | U-57 | HMS Durham Castle | United Kingdom | 8,240 | Sunk (mine) |
14 February 1940 | U-57 | Gretafield | United Kingdom | 10,191 | Total loss |
21 February 1940 | U-57 | Loch Maddy | United Kingdom | 4,996 | Damaged |
25 March 1940 | U-57 | Daghestan | United Kingdom | 5,742 | Sunk |
15 October 1940 | U-93 | Hurunui | United Kingdom | 9,331 | Sunk |
17 October 1940 | U-93 | Dokka | Norway | 1,168 | Sunk |
17 October 1940 | U-93 | Uskbridge | United Kingdom | 2,715 | Sunk |
29 January 1941 | U-93 | Aikatern | Greece | 4,929 | Sunk |
29 January 1941 | U-93 | King Robert | United Kingdom | 5,886 | Sunk |
29 January 1941 | U-93 | W.B. Walker | United Kingdom | 10,468 | Sunk |
4 February 1941 | U-93 | Dione II | United Kingdom | 2,660 | Sunk |
21 May 1941 | U-93 | Elusa | Netherlands | 6,235 | Sunk |
Awards
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award, 4th Class (2 October 1936)[3]
- Spanish Cross in Bronze (6 June 1939)[3]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- U-boat War Badge (5 November 1939)[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 May 1941 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-93[4][5]
- War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (20 April 1944)[3]
References
Citations
Bibliography
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External links
- Claus Korth in the German National Library catalogue
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Categories:
- Articles containing German-language text
- 1911 births
- 1988 deaths
- People from Berlin
- People from the Province of Brandenburg
- U-boat commanders
- Recipients of the Spanish Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the War Merit Cross, 2nd class
- Reichsmarine personnel
- Kriegsmarine personnel
- German Navy personnel