Schultze, Heinz-Otto

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Date of birth:: September 13th, 1915 (Kiel, Germany)
Date of death:: November 25th, 1943 (South-Atlantic Ocean)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:: Kommandant, U 432, 3. Unterseebootsflottille
Awarded on:: July 9th, 1942

Awarded for the sinking of 18 ships (with 61813 GRT) and damaging 2 others (with 15666 GRT).

Sources

- DIXON, JEREMY, The U-boat Commanders, Naval Institute Press, 2019.
- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.

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