Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Heinrich Schonder | Years of service 1935–43 Service/branch Kriegsmarine | |
Born 23 July 1910
Erfurt ( 1910-07-23 ) Buried at (58°15′N 25°25′W / 58.250°N 25.417°W / 58.250; -25.417 (U-200 (U-boat))) Rank Korvettenkapitan (posthumous) Unit Schleswig-Holstein
torpedo boat Falke
U-9 Battles/wars World War II
Battle of the Atlantic Died June 24, 1943, Atlantic Ocean Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of the Atlantic, World War II Commands held German submarine U-58, German submarine U-77, German submarine U-200 |
Heinrich Schonder (23 July 1910 – 28 June 1943) 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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U-200 was sunk by two depth charges on her first patrol with all hands lost on 24 June 1943 in the North Atlantic southwest of Iceland by a Royal Air Force B-24 Liberator bomber of No. 120 Squadron.
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Ships attacked
During his career Heinrich Schonder sank 14 merchant ships for 28,333 GRT, sank one warship of 1,050 GRT, damaged one merchant ship of 155 GRT and one warship of 1,690 GRT.
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