Horst von Schroeter


Horst von Schroeter was a German U-boat commander during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. After World War II he joined the West German Navy and from 1976 to 1979 held the position of Commander of the NATO Naval forces in the Baltic Sea Approaches.

Service history

Ships attacked

As commander of Horst von Schroeter is credited with the sinking of six merchant ships for a total of, a warship of, and damaging a ship of.

DateShipNationalityTonnageFate
29 December 1942Baron Cochrane3,385Sunk
29 December 1942Empire Shackleton7,068Damaged
8 April 1943Castillo Montealegre3,972Sunk
18 April 19437,459Sunk
18 April 1943HMS P-615683Sunk
29 April 1943Nanking5,931Sunk
5 May 1943Holmbury4,566Sunk
9 May 1943Kanbe6,244Sunk

Awards