Heinrich Schonder

Heinrich Schonder
Born	(1910-07-23)23 July 1910 Erfurt
Died	24 June 1943(1943-06-24) (aged 32) Atlantic Ocean
Buried at	(58°15′N 25°25′W / 58.250°N 25.417°W / 58.250; -25.417 (U-200 (U-boat)))
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1935–43
Rank	Korvettenkapitän (posthumous)
Unit	Schleswig-Holstein torpedo boat Falke U-9
Commands held	U-58 U-77 U-200
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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World War II

Heinrich Schonder (23 July 1910 – 24 June 1943) was a German U-boat commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

U-200 was sunk by two depth charges on her first patrol with all hands lost on 24 June 1943 in the North Atlantic southwest of Iceland by a Royal Air Force B-24 Liberator bomber of No. 120 Squadron.

During his career Heinrich Schonder sank 14 merchant ships for 28,333 GRT, sank one warship of 1,050 GRT, damaged one merchant ship of 155 GRT and one warship of 1,690 long tons (1,720 t).

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