He mastered the English language and came to respect British education: its practical focus complemented his scientific and theoreticalbased German background. Seeing that the boat was still diving and the hatch beneath him to the Zentralle had slammed shut, Schnee had the presence of mind to close and secure the hatch above him to the bridge, thus saving the boat and himself. He wants to be a naval officer. OTTO KRETSCHMER made only seven Feindfahrt in World War Two but his daily average tonnage was equal to that of de la Perrier. [53] In December Kretschmer tried to intercept Convoy HX 90 but encountered only stragglers. They fought Canadian troops armed with ice hockey sticks, and only surrendered when the guards brought in high-pressure water hoses. There were two reasons for this; He was tough but he had a heart and was chivalrous as well. Her eyes misted up and a smile came to her lips, and then she said; A canal ran along behind the Kretschmer house and here we see Mrs. Kretschmer feeding the ducks with their little Schnauzer Juli. The ship had been torpedoed by U-57 and abandoned. [47] The following month, Kretschmer formed part of the pack that attacked and devastated Convoy SC 7. Schnee had the con and OTTO was in his bunk. Petersen had served as Kretschmer's helmsman on every war patrol on both U-23 and U-99. "[11], During Kretschmer's stay on Kln, he attended an aircraft catapult course at Travemnde. [41] A notable failure on the patrol occurred in the interception of HMS Manistee. Prien along with his crew disappeared, presumably in a depth charge attack. [59], On 22 February 1941 U-99 left Lorient for the final time. I gratefully acknowledge the help of Marianna Colasuonno for patiently reading the manuscript and providing valuable suggestions throughout the drafting of this paper. Otto Kretschmer (1 May 1912 5 August 1998) was a German naval officer and submariner in World War II and the Cold War. Comes with leather case. German U-boat commander Otto Kretschmer studied literature at the University of Exeter before becoming a German war hero, Kretschmer spent almost a year at the University of Exeter - known as University College of the South West of England, Seamen abandoning a blazing tanker in an oil painting by John Hamilton. The air crews sank eight and damaged several more. Such were his expertise, he re-joined the navy in 1955. When U-23 was stabilized at her depth and the sound man could no longer hear any noises of the other boat, they came to periscope depth, confirmed that all was safe, and KRETSCHMER was ready to begin the hopeless task of looking for Schnees body. When war broke out, Kretschmer was on U-23, a short-range submarine which could not operate as far as the Atlantic, so had to stay in the North Sea. Miraculously, power was restored and it limped back to the surface. On 26 September 1935, he was transferred to the 1st department of the standing ship division of the North Sea in Wilhelmshaven where he served as a company officer until 25 January 1936. This was the first ever in the history of warfare that a submarine was detected on sound gear, tracked by sound gear, attacked by sound gear and destroyed all by the use of the sound gear. Kretschmer achieved good results in mathematics and chemistry and passed his Abitur (school-leaving certificate) at 17. They were sent to Lime Street Station to be transported to London for interrogation. He fired a single torpedo that missed before he lost the ship in thick mist. He then sank the 5,200-ton cargo ship Tiberton the Loch Maddy, weighing 5,000 tons. He spoke English quite well, though he lacked practice. Paterson: Kretschmer was the most successful U-boat captain of the Second World War, and the term 'scoring' relates to the total tonnage of shipping that he sank while commander of both U23 and U99. His command ended on 31 March 1969. In December 1934, he was transferred to the light cruiser Kln, then in January 1936 made the move to the fledgling U-boat service. Rsing's successor, Hermann Michahelles, was killed in a car accident and Kretschmer assumed command for two weeks. The first watch is at attention on the foredeck and the second watch is at attention on the after deck. [31] 157 of the Daring crew were killed, including Commander Sydney Cooper. On the night of 18/19 October, Berndt escaped from the camp. Hermann Michahelles, Otto Kretschmer became commander of U-35 until 15 August 1937. One attack saw him surface in the midst of a convoy before opening fire. His nickname Silent Otto referred to his ability to remain undetected and his reluctance to provide the regular radio reports required by Dnitz: he had guessed that the Allies had broken German codes. On 3 August 1998, they were on a luxury cruise boat on the Donau (Danube) River celebrating their 50th (Golden) wedding anniversary. Kretschmer was born in Heidau in what is now part of Poland, but then belonged to Germany. [29] U-23 returned to port on 29 January. [75] In March 1942, the prisoners were transported to Bowmanville Camp near Lake Ontario in Canada. Laurentic of 18.724 brt and H.M.S. Patroclus of 11.314 brt as well as the armed Britsish merchantman Casanare of 5.376 brt. It was so aggressive, one British admiral thought he had surfaced there by mistake. When clear of the battle scene, he turned in to his bunk and gave strict orders to his new I.W.O. After a running convoy battle in which KRETSCHMER did not sleep for two days straight, he exhausted his torpedoes and set course for home. The boat returned to Wilhelmshaven on 4 September. [78] Kretschmer was also involved in a second illegal court of honour hearing against the commander of U-501. Okay, back to the story of U-23 and HMS ROYAL OAK. Not the crew of U-99. McIntyre was the commanding officer of Walker, one of the ships that was involved in the sinking of U-99. [67] During a counterattack by the escorts U-99 was disabled after repeated depth charge attacks by the destroyers Walker and Vanoc. Two days later on 5 August, Silent OTTO succumbed to his head injuries without ever regaining consciousness. He warned Schroeder that the boat was nearly at neutral buoyancy and was riding on the vents so he should open the valves slowly and carefully. His whole demeanour was calm and quiet, and he seemed anxious to be friendly; he was also less suspicious of British Officers than was his First Lieutenant. Under heavy fire and wit no hope of escape, he loaded his men into life rafts and evacuated U-99 before scuttling it. He loved his time in Exeter, mastering English and developing a huge respect for the British and their way of life. [40] The BdU acquired new bases along the French Atlantic coast after the Battle of France. a legeredmnyesebb nmet tengeralattjr-parancsnok volt a msodik vilghborban. 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