Herbert Schultze
| Herbert Schultze | |
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Herbert Schultze in 1941
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| Born |
24 July 1909 Kiel |
| Died | 3 June 1987 (aged 77) London |
| Allegiance |
 Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
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| Service/branch |
 Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine German Navy
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| Years of service | 1930–45 1956–68 |
| Rank |
Leutnant zur See (Reichsmarine) Korvettenkapitän (Kriegsmarine) Kapitän zur See (Bundesmarine) |
| Unit |
U-Bootschulflottille 7th U-boat Flotilla |
| Commands held |
U-2,31 January 1938 – 16 March 1939 (Training) U-48, 22 April 1939 – 20 May 1940 (five patrols) U-48, 17 December 1940 – 27 July 1941 (three patrols) 3rd U-boat Flotilla Department II, Marineschule Mürwik |
| Battles/wars | Second Battle of the Atlantic |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Herbert Emil Schultze (24 July 1909 – 3 June 1987), was a German U-boat (submarine) commander of the Kriegsmarine (the German navy in World War II). He commanded U-48 for eight patrols during the early part of the war, sinking 169,709 gross register tons (GRT) of shipping and earning him eighth place on the Aces of the Deep list.
Schultze was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Legally it was Nazi Germany's highest military decoration at the time of its presentation to Herbert Schultze, although the later higher ranked Swords and Diamonds grades to the Knight's Cross had already been awarded in June and July 1941.
Schultze was born in Kiel and joined the Reichsmarine in April 1930. On 9 October 1930 he became a Seekadett. Serving aboard the cruisers Leipzig and Karlsruhe with other future U-boat aces, including Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock.
In May 1937, now an Oberleutnant zur See, Schultze transferred to the U-boat force, taking command of the Type IIA U-boat U-2 on 31 January 1938. U-2 was assigned to the U-Bootschulflottille (U-boat school flotilla); he spent the next year and a half training with the sub.
On 22 April 1939 Schultze commissioned U-48, a Type VIIB U-boat. U-48 was later to become the most successful submarine of the war. She was assigned to the 7th U-boat Flotilla, and spent the next four months in training. On 1 June 1939 Schultze was promoted to Kapitänleutnant.
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