Kapitänleutnant Heinz-Otto Schultze - German U-boat Commanders of WWII - The Men of the Kriegsmarine (original) (raw)

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 34)

Successes
20 ships sunk, total tonnage 67,991 GRT
2 ships damaged, total tonnage 15,666 GRT

Born 13 Sep 1915 Kiel
Died 25 Nov 1943 (28)

U-boat Commands

U-boat From To
U-4 8 Jun 1940 28 Jul 1940 No war patrols
U-141 21 Aug 1940 30 Mar 1941 No war patrols
U-432 26 Apr 1941 15 Jan 1943 7 patrols (270 days)
U-849 11 Mar 1943 25 Nov 1943 (+) 1 patrol (55 days)

Heinz Otto Schultze was the son of Otto Schultze, commander of SM U-63 in World War I, who sank 52 ships with a total of 129,540 tons, and was decorated with the Pour le merite.

Heinz Otto Schultze began his naval career in April 1934 and joined the U-boat force in May 1937. After almost two years as Watch Officer on U-31 he commanded school boats in 1940 and 1941 before commissioning U-432 in April 1941.

Over seven patrols, mostly in the North Atlantic and on the US east coast, he sank many ships and was decorated with the Knights Cross. He left U-432 in February 1942 and a month later commissioned the type IX U-boat U-849.

Schultze died when his U-boat was sunk with all hands on 25 November 1943 in the South Atlantic by depth charges from an American B-24 Liberator bomber (Niestlé, 1998).

Sources

Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II.
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1997). Der U-Bootkrieg 1939-1945 (Band 2).
Niestlé, A. (1998). German U-boat losses during World War II.

Patrol info for Heinz-Otto Schultze

| | U-boat | Departure | Arrival | | | | | | | -------------------------- | ------------------------ | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | --------- | ------- | | 1. | U-432 | 30 Jul 1941 | Kiel | 31 Jul 1941 | Horten | | 2 days | | 2. | U-432 | 9 Aug 1941 | Horten | 12 Aug 1941 | Trondheim | | 4 days | | 3. | U-432 | 25 Aug 1941 | Trondheim | 19 Sep 1941 | Brest | Patrol 1, | 26 days | | 4. | U-432 | 11 Oct 1941 | Brest | 2 Nov 1941 | St. Nazaire | Patrol 2, | 23 days | | 5. | U-432 | 10 Dec 1941 | St. Nazaire | 23 Dec 1941 | La Pallice | Patrol 3, | 14 days | | 6. | U-432 | 21 Jan 1942 | La Pallice | 16 Mar 1942 | La Pallice | Patrol 4, | 55 days | | 7. | U-432 | 30 Apr 1942 | La Pallice | 2 Jul 1942 | La Pallice | Patrol 5, | 64 days | | 8. | U-432 | 15 Aug 1942 | La Pallice | 4 Oct 1942 | La Pallice | Patrol 6, | 51 days | | 9. | U-432 | 30 Nov 1942 | La Pallice | 5 Jan 1943 | La Pallice | Patrol 7, | 37 days | | 10. | U-849 | 2 Oct 1943 | Kiel | 25 Nov 1943 | Sunk | Patrol 8, | 55 days | | 8 patrols, 325 days at sea | | | | | | | |

Ships hit by Heinz-Otto Schultze

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
10 Sep 1941 U-432 Heinz-Otto Schultze Muneric 5,229 br SC-42
10 Sep 1941 U-432 Heinz-Otto Schultze Winterswijk 3,205 nl SC-42
10 Sep 1941 U-432 Heinz-Otto Schultze Stargard 1,113 nw SC-42
11 Sep 1941 U-432 Heinz-Otto Schultze Garm 1,231 sw SC-42
17 Oct 1941 U-432 Heinz-Otto Schultze Bold Venture 3,222 pa SC-48
17 Oct 1941 U-432 Heinz-Otto Schultze Evros 5,283 gr SC-48
17 Oct 1941 U-432 Heinz-Otto Schultze Barfonn 9,739 nw SC-48
28 Oct 1941 U-432 Heinz-Otto Schultze Ulea 1,574 br HG-75
15 Feb 1942 U-432 Heinz-Otto Schultze Buarque 5,152 bz
18 Feb 1942 U-432 Heinz-Otto Schultze Olinda 4,053 bz
19 Feb 1942 U-432 Heinz-Otto Schultze Miraflores 2,158 br
21 Feb 1942 U-432 Heinz-Otto Schultze Azalea City 5,529 am
27 Feb 1942 U-432 Heinz-Otto Schultze Marore 8,215 am
17 May 1942 U-432 Heinz-Otto Schultze Foam 324 am
23 May 1942 U-432 Heinz-Otto Schultze Zurichmoor 4,455 br
31 May 1942 U-432 Heinz-Otto Schultze Liverpool Packet 1,188 ca
3 Jun 1942 U-432 Heinz-Otto Schultze Ben and Josephine 102 am
3 Jun 1942 U-432 Heinz-Otto Schultze Aeolus 41 am
9 Jun 1942 U-432 Heinz-Otto Schultze Kronprinsen (d.) 7,073 nw BX-23A
9 Jun 1942 U-432 Heinz-Otto Schultze Malayan Prince (d.) 8,593 br BX-23A
24 Sep 1942 U-432 Heinz-Otto Schultze Pennmar 5,868 am SC-100
17 Dec 1942 U-432 Heinz-Otto Schultze Poitou 310 fr
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20 ships sunk (67,991 tons) and 2 ships damaged (15,666 tons).Legend We have a picture of this vessel.(d.) means the ship was damaged.

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