He was given interim command of U-35 in August 1937, and this appointment coincided with Germanys involvement in the Spanish Civil War; the boat was ordered to patrol an area off the Spanish coast.

Nazi Admiral Otto Kretschmer was responsible for the sinking of 47 vessels in the space of just 18 months His short but prolific spell on German U-boats accounted for the sinking of 273,043 tons

The German U Boat ace Otto Kretschmer, pictured in U-99 during January 1941. During the night of 16th-17th March 1941 the U-Boats U-99 and U-100 were involved in a combined attack on convoy HX-112. A series of ships were torpedoed before U-100 was detected on ASDIC and subject to depth charge attack by HMS Walker and HMS Vanoc.

Předválečná kariéra. Otto Kretschmer pochází ze slezské vsi Heidau (dnes Hajduki Nyskie v Polsku). V sedmnácti letech strávil osm měsíců v Exeteru, kde se naučil plynně anglicky.V dubnu 1930 vstoupil do Reichsmarine, kde dosáhl hodnosti seekadett poté, co absolvoval důstojnický kurz a strávil tři měsíce na palubě výcvikového škuneru Niobe.

Otto Kretschmer was born in Heidi, Neisse. At the age of seventeen, he spent eight months living in England at Exeter, where he learned to speak English fluently.

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Online shopping from a great selection at Books Store. Robertson Terens. Podvodnyj as Tretego Rejha. Boevye pobedy Otto Krechmera, komandira submariny U-99. 1939-1941./Robertson Terence. submarine ace of the Third Reich.

Otto Kretschmer was the most successful German U-boat commander in the Second World War. He was awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and by March 1941, sank 47 ships, a total of 274,333 tons (more than any other Nazi U-Boat captain)

Kretschmer, Otto, born 11-05-1912 in Heidau, Liegnitz. At the age of seventeen he spent eight months living in Exeter, where he learned to speak English fluently. He joined the Reichsmarine in April 1930, attaining the rank of Seekadet, naval cadet, after completing officer training courses as well as three months aboard the training ship Niobe.

Otto Kretschmer was the most successful German U-boat commander in the Second World War. He was awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords and by March 1941, sank 47 ships, a total of 274,333 tons (more than any other Nazi U-Boat captain)

Kretschmer remained aboard the Köln until he was transferred to the U-boat force in January 1936, where he received extensive officer training and was promoted to Oberleutnant zur See.

In September 1937, Kretschmer took command of coastal U-boat U-23.

Otto Kretschmer was only in combat from September 1939 until March 1941 but was Germanys 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.

Porträt von Kapitänleutnant Otto Kretschmer (German) Portrait of Lieutenant Otto Kretschmer (English) Portrait du lieutenant Otto Kretschmer (French) point in time. November 1940. 1 reference. imported from Wikimedia project. Wikimedia Commons. …