Years of service 1937–45 | Name Horst Schroeter | |
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Born 10 June 1919Biberstein, district of Meissen ( 1919-06-10 ) Rank KapitanleutnantVizeadmiral Battles/wars World War IIBattle of the Atlantic Died July 25, 2006, Bonn, Germany Unit NRP Sagres, German cruiser Emden, German battleship Scharnhorst Commands held | ||
Horst von Schroeter (10 June 1919 – 25 July 2006) was a German U-boat commander during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. After World War II he joined the West German Navy and from 1976 to 1979 held the position of Commander of the NATO Naval forces in the Baltic Sea Approaches (COMNAVBALTAP).
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As commander of U-123 Horst von Schroeter is credited with the sinking of six merchant ships for a total of 31,557 gross register tons (GRT), a warship of 683 GRT, and damaging a ship of 7,068 GRT.
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