Günther Müller-Stöckheim

Günther Müller-Stöckheim
Born	(1913-12-17)17 December 1913 Klein Stöckheim, Braunschweig
Died	Atlantic Ocean
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1934–43
Rank	Korvettenkapitän
Unit	2nd U-boat Flotilla
Commands held	U-67 (3 July 1941–16 July 1943)
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Günther Müller-Stöckheim (17 December 1913 in Klein Stöckheim, district of Braunschweig – 16 July 1943 in the Atlantic Ocean) 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.

Career

Müller-Stöckheim joined the Kriegsmarine in April 1934. He served for a time on the battleship Schlesien, and was a training officer at the Naval Academy Mürwik (Marineschule Mürwik) in Flensburg-Mürwik. He transferred to the U-boat force in April 1940, and made two patrols as 1st Watch Officer of U-123 under Karl-Heinz Moehle in early 1941. In July 1941 Müller-Stöckheim took command of the IXC U-boat U-67 and made eight patrols, sinking thirteen merchant ships totalling 72,138 gross register tons (GRT), and damaging five more (29,726 GRT).

Müller-Stöckheim was killed when U-67 was sunk on 16 July 1943 in the Atlantic Ocean by bombs from an Grumman Avenger torpedo bomber from the escort carrier USS Core.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (1 March 1941)
  • 1st Class (1 September 1941)
• U-boat War Badge 1939 (4 May 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 November 1942 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-67

References

Notes

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. "Günther Müller-Stöckheim". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 16 April 2015.