Dietrich Schöneboom

Dietrich Schöneboom
Born	(1917-12-09)9 December 1917 Amdorf, district of Leer
Died	Mediterranean Sea near Algiers
Buried
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1937–43
Rank	Kapitänleutnant
Unit	SSS Horst Wessel Schlesien U-205
Commands held	U-58 U-431
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dietrich Schöneboom (9 December 1917 – 23 October 1943) 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.

Summary of career

Ships attacked

During his command of U-431 Schöneboom sank 4 merchant ships for 265 GRT and damaged one further ships so severely that it was a total loss of 6,415 GRT.

Date	Name	Nationality	Tonnage (GRT)	Fate
23 January 1943	Alexandria	Egypt	100	Sunk
25 January 1943	Mouyassar	Syria	47	Sunk
25 January 1943	Omar el Kattab	Syria	38	Sunk
26 January 1943	Hassan	Syria	80	Sunk
26 March 1943	City of Perth	United Kingdom	6,415	Total loss

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (July 1940)
  • 1st Class (1 August 1941)
• Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch-, U-Jagd- und Sicherungsverbände (September 1940)
• U-boat War Badge (1939) (12 February 1943)
• Medaglia di bronzo al Valore Militare (10 August 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 October 1943 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of U-431

References

Bibliography

• Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 978-3-8132-0515-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-88740-748-2.
• Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• Helgason, Guðmundur. "Dietrich Schöneboom". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
• "Dietrich Schöneboom". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 13 November 2011.