Viktor Schütze
| Viktor Schütze | |
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| Born |
16 February 1906 Flensburg |
| Died | 23 September 1950 (aged 44) Frankfurt am Main |
| Allegiance |
 Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
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| Service/branch |
 Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine
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| Years of service | 1925–45 |
| Rank | Kapitän zur See |
| Unit |
SSS Niobe Hamburg tender Nordsee Meteor Hessen torpedo boat T-155, G-10 cruiser Admiral Scheer destroyer Erich Steinbrinck 1st U-boat Flotilla U-Bootschulflottille 2nd U-boat Flotilla |
| Commands held |
U-19, 1936-01-16 – 1937-09-30 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub |
U-19, 1936-01-16 – 1937-09-30
U-11, 1938-08-13 – 1939-09-04
U-25, 1939-09-05 – 1940-05-19
U-103, 1940-06-05 – 1941-08-12
2nd U-boat Flotilla
Viktor Hermann Otto Ludwig Paul Ferdinand Schütze (16 February 1906 – 23 September 1950), was a Kriegsmarine U-boat ace, sinking a total of 35 allied ships totalling 180,053 gross register tons (GRT) during the Second World War. He is in fifth place among top-scoring U-boat aces. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). 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.
Schütze was born in Flensburg, and started his naval career in the Reichsmarine aboard German torpedo boats in April 1925, before transferring to the new U-boat division ten years later in October 1935. There he commanded U-19 for two years, before being relieved to take destroyer training - before returning to the U-boat arm in command of U-11. When war broke out he commanded U-25, with which he sailed on three patrols, mainly in the Bay of Biscay and off the Portuguese coast.
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