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rdfs:comment | - 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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Commands | - 2
- 1936
- 1938
- 1939
- 1940
- FdU Ausbildungsflottillen Gotenhafen
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Title | - Commander of 2nd U-boat Flotilla
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Allegiance | - Nazi Germany
- Weimar Republic
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Before | - Korvettenkapitän Heinz Fischer
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Years | - August, 1941 – January, 1943
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After | - Fregattenkapitän Ernst Kals
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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.
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