Scholtz, Klaus
- Date of birth:
- March 22nd, 1908 (Magdeburg/Saxony, Germany)
- Date of death:
- May 1st, 1987 (Bad Schwartau/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, German Reich)
Biography
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandant U-108 / 2. U-Boots-Flottille
- Awarded on:
- July 6th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandant, "U 108", 2. Unterseebootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- December 26th, 1941
Awarded for the sinking of 13 ships with 61760 GRT over the course of 5 war patrols, including the British armed merchant cruiser HMS Rajputana.
Details:
92nd Kriegsmarine Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander)
- Unit:
- Kommandant, "U 108", 2. Unterseebootsflottille, Kriegsmarine
- Awarded on:
- September 10th, 1942
Action:
Awarded for the sinking of 12 ships with 66230 GRT over the course of 3 war patrols.
Details:
123rd Award.
Awarded for the sinking of 12 ships with 66230 GRT over the course of 3 war patrols.
Details:
123rd Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv
- Photo: Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Kurowski, F., Knight’s Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., USA, 1995
- Busch, R., Röll, H-J., Der U-Boot-Krieg – Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945, Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn GmbH, Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn, Deutschland, 2003
- Feldgrau.com
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