Allegiance Nazi Germany Years of service 1934–43 Unit 2nd U-boat Flotilla | Service/branch Kriegsmarine Rank Korvettenkapitan Name Gunther Muller-Stockheim | |
Born 17 December 1913
Klein Stockheim, Braunschweig ( 1913-12-17 ) Died 16 July 1943(1943-07-16) (aged 29)
Atlantic Ocean | ||
Gunther Muller-Stockheim (17 December 1913 in Klein Stockheim, district of Braunschweig – 16 July 1943 in the Atlantic Ocean) 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.
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Career
Muller-Stockheim joined the Kriegsmarine in April 1934. He served for a time on the battleship Schlesien, and was a training officer at the Naval Academy Murwik (Marineschule Murwik) in Flensburg-Murwik. He transferred to the U-boat force in April 1940, and made two patrols as 1st Watch Officer of U-123 under Karl-Heinz Moehle in early 1941. In July 1941 Muller-Stockheim took command of the IXC U-boat U-67 and made eight patrols, sinking thirteen merchant ships totalling 72,138 gross register tons (GRT), and damaging five more (29,726 GRT).
Muller-Stockheim was killed when U-67 was sunk on 16 July 1943 in the Atlantic Ocean by bombs from an Avenger torpedo bomber from the escort carrier USS Core.