| Horst von Schroeter | |
|---|---|
| File:File:Horst von Schroeter.jpg | |
| Born | 10 June 1919 |
| Died | 25 July 2006 (aged 87) |
| Place of birth | Biberstein, district of Meissen |
| Place of death | Bonn |
| Allegiance |
 Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Kriegsmarine German Navy |
| Years of service | 1937–1945 |
| Rank |
Kapitänleutnant Vizeadmiral |
| Unit |
SSS Albert Leo Schlageter cruiser Emden battleship Scharnhorst |
| Commands held |
U-123 U-2506 Allied Forces Baltic Approaches |
| Battles/wars | |
| 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 language: 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[edit | edit source]
Ships attacked[edit | edit source]
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 | SS Empire Bruce | United Kingdom |
7,459 | Sunk |
| 18 April 1943 | HMS P-615 |  United Kingdom |
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[edit | edit source]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (25 August 1941)[2]
- U-boat Front Clasp in Silver (15 March 1945)[3]
- German Cross in Gold (12 December 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 June 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of U-123[4]
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (4 September 1971)[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- Citations
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Busch and Röll 2003, p. 450.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Busch and Röll 2003, p. 451.
- ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 685.
- 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 3-8132-0515-0.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- 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.
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