Hermann Stuckmann

Hermann Stuckmann
Born	(1921-01-02)2 January 1921 Wuppertal-Barmen
Died	Bay of Biscay
Buried
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1939–44
Rank	Oberleutnant zur See
Unit	22nd U-boat Flotilla 23rd U-boat Flotilla
Commands held	U-316 (5 August 1943–4 May 1944) U-621 (15 May–18 August 1944)
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class U-boat War Badge Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hermann Stuckmann (2 January 1921 in Wuppertal-Barmen – 23 August 1944 in the Bay of Biscay) 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. In his short combat career he sank one ship, and damaged two others.

Career

Stuckmann joined the Kriegsmarine in September 1939. After training aboard the ship Schleswig-Holstein, he took part in the occupation of Denmark in April 1940. In July 1941 he joined the U-boat force and served as Watch Officer for more than a year aboard U-571 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Helmut Möhlmann.

In August 1943 Stuckmann commissioned the Type VIIC U-boat U-316, and was promoted to Oberleutnant zur See in October 1943. He commanded U-316 as a school boat in the Baltic Sea until May 1944, when he took command of the combat boat U-621. During the summer of 1944 he operated against Allied landing ships in the English Channel.

Stuckmann died on 18 August 1944, when U-621 was sunk with all hands in the Bay of Biscay near La Rochelle by depth charges from the Canadian destroyers Ottawa, Kootenay and Chaudière.

Ships attacked

Date	Ship	Tons	Nationality	Fate
15 June 1944	USS LST-280	1,625	United States Navy	Damaged
29 July 1944	HMS Prince Leopold	2,938	Royal Navy	Sunk
30 July 1944	Ascanius	10,048	United Kingdom	Damaged

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (11 May 1942)
  • 1st Class (18 November 1942)
• U-boat War Badge (1939) (15 May 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 August 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of U-621

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). 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. "Hermann Stuckmann". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 16 April 2015.