Karl-Ernst Schroeter

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.[1]

Karl-Ernst Schroeter
Born(1912-12-03)3 December 1912
Freystadt, Silesia, Germany
Died23 May 1943(1943-05-23) (aged 30)
North Atlantic ocean
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branch Kriegsmarine
Years of service1934–1943
RankKorvettenkapitän
Commands heldU-121
U-752
Battles/warsWorld War II

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.[1][2]

War record
Ships attacked[1]
DateShipTonnageNationalityConvoyFate
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

References
  1. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Korvettenkapitän Karl-Ernst Schroeter". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  2. Blair (2000), 337–338.

Bibliography
  • Blair, Clay (1996). Hitler's U-boat War: The Hunters 1939–1942. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-394-58839-8.
  • Blair, Clay (2000). Hitler's U-boat War: The Hunted 1942–1945. New York: Modern Library. ISBN 0-679-64033-9.
  • Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999b). German U-boat commanders of World War II : a biographical dictionary. Translated by Brooks, Geoffrey. London, Annapolis, Md: Greenhill Books, Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-186-6.
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