Otto Kretschmer - Wikipedia
Otto Kretschmer (1 May 1912 – 5 August 1998) was a German naval officer and submariner in World War II and the Cold War. From September 1939 until his capture in March 1941 he sank 44 ships, including one warship, a total of 274,333 tons.
Fregattenkapitän Otto Kretschmer - German U-boat …
1998年8月5日 · In 1955 Otto Kretschmer joined the Bundesmarine (Federal German Navy), and in 1957 became commander of the 1. Geleitgeschwader (1st Escort Squadron). In November 1958 he became commander of the Amphibische Streitkräfte (Amphibious Forces).
Otto Kretschmer - Military Wiki
Flotilla Admiral Otto Kretschmer (1 May 1912 – 5 August 1998) was a German U-boat commander in the Second World War and later an admiral in the Bundesmarine. From September 1939 until being captured in March 1941, he sank 47 ships, a total of 274,333 tons.
Obituary: Admiral Otto Kretschmer - The Independent
1998年8月24日 · OTTO KRETSCHMER, of the German Reichsmarine, was the most successful submarine commander of any navy during the Second World War. In the first 18 months of the war he sank 44 ships totalling over...
Otto Kretschmer The Life of Germany's Highest Scoring U-boat ...
Otto Kretschmer was only in combat from September 1939 until March 1941 but was Germany’s highest-scoring U-boat commander, sinking 47 ships totaling 274,333 tons.
Otto Kretschmer - U.S. Naval Institute
Otto Kretschmer was only in combat from September 1939 until March 1941 but was Germany's highest-scoring U-boat commander, sinking 47 ships totaling 274,333 tons. This definitive work details his personal story and the political backdrop from his earliest days.
The Life of the Third Reich’s Highest Scoring U-boat Commander
2018年4月9日 · SINKING or damaging over 300,000 tons of British, allied, and neutral shipping between the outbreak of war in September 1939 and his capture in March 1941 made Otto Kretschmer the Tonnenkönig or tonnage king of the German U-boat service in …
uboat.net - The Men - The Interviews - Otto Kretschmer
Otto Kretschmer is a tall, very polite man with an air of gentle formality. The first time I met him and asked for an interview, he granted me a half hour following a luncheon celebrating his wife's birthday.
Otto Kretschmer (2018) - Lawrence Paterson
Otto Kretschmer was only in combat from September 1939 until March 1941 but was the Third Reich’s highest-scoring U-boat commander sinking 47 ships totalling 274,333 tons. This definitive work details his personal story and the political backdrop from his earliest days.
Otto Kretschmer biography. German submarine officer during ...
Otto Kretschmer was a German submarine officer during World War II and the most successful U-boat commander of the war. He was born on May 1, 1912, in Heidau, Germany. Early Life and Career