Kapitänleutnant Herbert Schneider - German U-boat Commanders of WWII - The Men of the Kriegsmarine (original) (raw)

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 34)

Successes
7 ships sunk, total tonnage 45,826 GRT
2 ships damaged, total tonnage 12,479 GRT

Born 25 Jun 1915 Nuremberg
Died 23 Feb 1943 (27) Middle Atlantic
Kapitänleutnant Herbert Schneider Ranks 8 Apr 1934 _Offiziersanwärter_26 Sep 1934 Seekadett1 Jul 1935 Fähnrich zur See1 Jan 1937 Oberfähnrich zur See1 Jul 1937 Leutnant zur See1 Apr 1939 Oberleutnant zur See1 Apr 1942 Kapitänleutnant Decorations

U-boat Commands

U-boat From To
U-522 11 Jun 1942 23 Feb 1943 (+) 2 patrols (111 days)


Kapitänleutnant Herbert Schneider after patrol

Herbert Schneider began his naval career in April 1934. After the usual officer training, in October 1936 he transferred to the Luftwaffe and received air reconnaissance training. In Spring 1938 he spent two months in Spain during the Civil War and made eight sorties. In October 1940 he returned to the Kriegsmarine.

Over the next six months he received U-boat training, and then became I WO on U-123 under Kptlt. Reinhard Hardegen. After two patrols he left the U-boat to complete commander training, and then commissioned the type IXC U-boat U-522. During his first patrol in the North Atlantic he sank four ships with a total of 20,077 tons and damaged another vessel.

His second patrol was also successful with three ships sunk and one damaged. U-522 was sunk with all hands by depth charges from the British cutter HMS Totland on 23 February, 1943 (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.
Rohwer, J. (1998). Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two.

Patrol info for Herbert Schneider

| | U-boat | Departure | Arrival | | | | | | | -------------------------- | ------------------------ | ----------- | ------- | ----------- | -------- | --------- | ------- | | 1. | U-522 | 8 Oct 1942 | Kiel | 2 Dec 1942 | Lorient | Patrol 1, | 56 days | | 2. | U-522 | 31 Dec 1942 | Lorient | 23 Feb 1943 | Sunk | Patrol 2, | 55 days | | 2 patrols, 111 days at sea | | | | | | | |

Ships hit by Herbert Schneider

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
2 Nov 1942 U-522 Herbert Schneider Hartington (d.) 5,496 br SC-107
2 Nov 1942 U-522 Herbert Schneider Maritima 5,801 br SC-107
2 Nov 1942 U-522 Herbert Schneider Mount Pelion 5,655 gr SC-107
2 Nov 1942 U-522 Herbert Schneider Parthenon 3,189 gr SC-107
18 Nov 1942 U-522 Herbert Schneider Yaka 5,432 am ONS-144
9 Jan 1943 U-522 Herbert Schneider Minister Wedel 6,833 nw TM-1
9 Jan 1943 U-522 Herbert Schneider Norvik 10,034 pa TM-1
11 Jan 1943 U-522 Herbert Schneider British Dominion (d.) 6,983 br TM-1
23 Feb 1943 U-522 Herbert Schneider Athelprincess 8,882 br UC-1
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7 ships sunk (45,826 tons) and 2 ships damaged (12,479 tons).Legend We have a picture of this vessel.(d.) means the ship was damaged.

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Ranks shown in italics are our database inserts based on the rank dates of his crew comrades. The officers of each crew would normally have progressed through the lower ranks at the same rate.

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