Karl-Ernst Schroeter

Quick Facts

Intro

German U-boat commander

Places

Poland

was

Sailor Submariner Lieutenant

Work field

Military

Gender

Female

Birth

3 December 1912 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Kożuchów

Death

23 May 1943 People who died on this day

Age

30 years

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Biography

Karl-Ernst Schroeter (3 December 1912 – 23 May 1943) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and commander of U-121 and U-752. Schroeter is credited with sinking eight ships, all in U-752, for 33,492 GRT.
Schroeter commissioned the new Type IIB U-Boat U-121 on May 28, 1940 and served as her first commanding officer until March 30, 1941. The U-121 spent her entire career as training vessel and Schroeter saw no combat in her. From the U-121 Schroeter moved on to the new Type VIIC U-752, which was commissioned on May 24, 1941. Schroeter would command the U-752 for the next two years until its sinking and his death on May 23, 1943.

War record

Ships attacked
Date	Ship	Tonnage	Nationality	Convoy	Fate
25 August 1941	T-898 (No 44)	553	Soviet Union		Sunk
15 November 1941	T-889 (No 34)	581	Soviet Union		Sunk
21 April 1942	West Imboden	5,751	United States		Sunk
23 April 1942	Reinholt	4,799	Norway		Damaged
1 May 1942	Bidevind	4,956	Norway		Sunk
23 July 1942	Garmula	5,254	United Kingdom		Sunk
27 July 1942	Leikanger	4,003	Norway	FN-20	Sunk
9 August 1942	Mendanau	6,047	Netherlands		Sunk
13 August 1942	Cripple Creek	6,347	United States		Sunk