Horst von Schroeter

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Horst von Schroeter
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Born (1919-06-10)10 June 1919
Biberstein, district of Meissen
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Bonn
Allegiance  Nazi Germany (to 1945)
 West Germany
Service/branch  Kriegsmarine
 German Navy
Years of service 1937–45
1956–79
Rank Kapitänleutnant
Vizeadmiral
Unit SSS Albert Leo Schlageter
cruiser Emden
battleship Scharnhorst
Commands held U-123
U-2506
Allied Forces Baltic Approaches
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Horst von Schroeter (10 June 1919 – 25 July 2006) was a German U-boat commander in World War II and 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. After World War II he joined the Bundesmarine of the Federal Republic of Germany and from 1976 to 1979 held the position of Commander of the NATO Naval forces in the Baltic Sea Approaches (COMNAVBALTAP).

Service history

Ships attacked

As a U-boat commander of U-123 Horst von Schroeter is credited with the sinking of six merchant ships for a total of 31,557 gross register tons (GRT), a warship of 683 GRT, and damaging a ship of 7,068 GRT.

Date Ship Nationality Tonnage Fate
29 December 1942 Baron Cochrane  United Kingdom 3,385 Sunk
29 December 1942 Empire Shackleton  United Kingdom 7,068 Damaged
8 April 1943 Castillo Montealegre[1]  Spain 3,972 Sunk
18 April 1943 Empire Bruce  United Kingdom 7,459 Sunk
18 April 1943 HMS P-615  Royal Navy 683 Sunk
29 April 1943 Nanking  Sweden 5,931 Sunk
5 May 1943 Holmbury  United Kingdom 4,566 Sunk
9 May 1943 Kanbe  United Kingdom 6,244 Sunk

Awards

References

Citations

  1. El misterio del 'Castillo Montealegre', 4 March 2013, XLSemanal, Arturo Pérez-Reverte. A syndicated column from the point of view of a nephew of a friend of a survivor.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Busch & Röll 2003, p. 450.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Busch & Röll 2003, p. 451.
  4. Scherzer 2007, p. 685.
  5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 389.

Bibliography

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Military offices
Preceded by
Konteradmiral Heinz Kühnle
Deputy Inspector of the Navy
October 1971 – September 1976
Succeeded by
Konteradmiral Ansgar Bethge


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