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  • Viktor Schütze
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  • Captain Viktor Schütze (16 February 1906 – 23 September 1950), was a German Kriegsmarine U-boat ace, sinking a total of 35 allied ships totalling 180,053 tons during the Second World War. He is in fifth place on the ten Aces of the Deep. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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serviceyears
  • 1925
Birth Date
  • 1906-02-16
Commands
  • 2
  • 1936
  • 1938
  • 1939
  • 1940
  • FdU Ausbildungsflottillen Gotenhafen
death place
  • Frankfurt am Main
Name
  • Viktor Schütze
Birth Place
  • Flensburg
Title
  • Commander of 2nd U-boat Flotilla
Awards
Rank
Allegiance
  • Nazi Germany
  • Weimar Republic
Battles
Before
  • Korvettenkapitän Heinz Fischer
Years
  • August, 1941 – January, 1943
After
  • Fregattenkapitän Ernst Kals
abstract
  • Captain Viktor Schütze (16 February 1906 – 23 September 1950), was a German Kriegsmarine U-boat ace, sinking a total of 35 allied ships totalling 180,053 tons during the Second World War. He is in fifth place on the ten Aces of the Deep. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.