Georg Schewe
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Georg Schewe | |
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| Born | 24 November 1909 Ueckermünde |
| Died | 16 September 1989 (aged 79) Hamburg |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Kriegsmarine |
| Rank | Korvettenkapitän |
| Unit | SSS Niobe Schnellboot "S-5" U-15 |
| Commands | U-60 U-105 |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Georg Schewe (24 November 1909 – 16 September 1989) was a German officer with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Schewe sailed with U-60 and U-105, sinking sixteen ships on ten patrols, for a total of 85.779 tons of Allied shipping of which 71,450 tons on one patrol alone. It was the second most successful patrol of World War II, second only to Günter Hessler's patrol on U-107.
Awards
[edit]- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (2 October 1936)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 December 1939) & 1st Class (13 June 1940)[1]
- Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)[1]
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (24 January 1940)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 May 1941 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-105[2][3]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [The U-Boat War 1939–1945 — The Knight's Cross Bearers of the U-Boat Force from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 978-3-8132-0515-2.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
