A detachment of the Home Guard apprehended him, shooting him when he tried to escape. COOPER returned to the bus, instructed everyone to check into their room then come right down to the dining room for the evening meal. German radio acknowledged the capture and the death of Schepke. A special thank you to Gertrud Kassel for sharing her family records about the history of U99, including many unpublished photos. After sinking the Magog, he gave his crew brandy as a reward. Only five survived. Kretschmer sank one and damaged twowhich he and Prien dispatched the following day. He wants to be a naval officer. Hitler invited Kretschmer to sit in on a lunch meeting with Hitler and Vyacheslav Molotov, the Soviet Union's ambassador to the Third Reich. [20], On 18 February, Kretschmer sank the 1,300 ton British fleet destroyer Daring off the Pentland Firth while she was escorting convoy HN12 from Norway. It noted that the destroyers "did not know how to help" and busied themselves firing star shells on a moonlit night. The convoy suffered heavy losses while the U-boats escaped unscathed. Admiral Sir George Creasy considered the manoeuvre so dangerous he thought it had been done by mistake. Leather strap partially torn from case.- 2) Tasco 7x35 fully coated 304. At the time, Kretschmer was president of the Deutscher Marinebund, a member club of the International Maritime Confederation. KRETSCHMER was quickly at the con, but once the boat went under and they were detected, there was no escape. OTTO reached into the torrent, grabbed the lanyard and slammed the hatch but where was Schnee? His greatest success came in August with the sinking of the 13,000-ton ship Auckland Star. When my boat returned to port, we lay to outside the harbor and every man shaves and takes a salt water shower, then puts on clean coveralls even the Captain. His particularly brazen and risky innovation was to execute these night surface attacks inside the convoy. Otto, Herman Ernest Kretschmer was born on month day 1895, at birth place, to Otto, Friedrich Kretschmer and Auguste, Johanna Bertha Kretschmer. U-99 was returning from her seventh Feindfahrt (war patrol) and this was to be OTTOs last Feindfahrt. COOPER grinned and said;Lets ask this gentleman here. Kretschmer was guided onto convoy OB-191. [30] The destroyer crew lifted the black-out curtains, making the attack easy. [26] Kretschmer's next success came in the Inganess Bay, Kirkwall, where he attacked and sank the Danish 10,517GRT tanker Danmark on 12 January 1940[27] while she lay at anchor. [18] Kretschmer served in this function until 18 June 1964 when he was appointed chief-of-staff of the Befehlshaber der Seestreitkrfte der Nordsee (German national Commander Naval Forces North Sea). [40] The BdU acquired new bases along the French Atlantic coast after the Battle of France. His school report contained the remark: "Kretschmer demonstrated his extraordinary courage in many instances. "[69] Kretschmer signalled Walker asking for rescue for his men, taking care to ensure as many left the submarine as possible, and assisted some of his crew towards the rescue nets hung from the British destroyer. 8x40 model no. He prided himself on being able to take advantage of whatever the passing moment offered and made no elaborate plans for attacking convoys. [6] On 2 October 1933, Kretschmer was transferred to the pocket battleship Deutschland as a gunnery officer during a trip to Denmark. In later years, Kretschmer was often interviewed for television and radio programmes - including an appearing in the landmark British 1974 documentary series The World at War. "On seeing the craters of a stick of bombs near Buckingham Palace he was genuinely shocked that an attempt had so obviously been made by his countrymen to bomb the Palace. Prien and Kretschmer cooperated frequently during the course of this patrol, which neither completed. The Norwegian Varild 1,085GRT was sunk east of the Shetland Islands. Kretschmer ordered his U-boat to be turned around, and they rescued the lone sailor. [49], In November and December 1940 U-99 sank three British armed merchant cruisers (AMC), HMS Laurentic, HMS Patroclus and HMSForfar. Otto Kretschmer (1 May 1912 - 5 August 1998) was a German naval officer and submariner in World War II and the Cold War. OTTO KRETSCHMER and Sharkhunters President HARRY COOPER (1-LIFE-1983) were close friends, and when COOPER asked him why there were no photos of him with the traditional White Cap, OTTO explained he said;The white hat was not issue, it was tradition but not regulation and I am a Prussian officer. On 26 September 1935, he was transferred to the 1st department of the standing ship division of the North Sea in Wilhelmshaven where he served as a company officer until 25 January 1936. Almost every U-Boat had one or more emblems PAINTED on their conning tower fairweather. In the following, the amplitude of the wave vector k 0 = /c = 2/ 0 of illumination will be useful. This definitive work details his personal story and the political backdrop from his earliest days. [20] On his fifth patrol (515 December) he was ordered to explore the inner waters around the Orkney Islands and engage any remaining Home Fleet units that had departed from Scapa Flow in the aftermath of Gnther Prien's attack. Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine. He then moved to a Realgymnasium (secondary school). The Life of Germany's Highest Scoring U-boat Commander. Otto Kretschmer, Comandante alemn de U-Boot de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, fue sin duda el ms eficaz de toda la Kriegsmarine. He was upset, but he was a proper officer and obeyed his orders. [2] In the aftermath of World War I the Kretschmer family remained aloof from the political turbulence of the Weimar era. The British report noted of Kretschmer, "His political views were less extremely Nazi than had been assumed. Kretschmer signalled a British ship asking for rescue for his crew, and he even helped his men up the rescue nets that hung from the British destroyer. He studied under Professor Jacob Wilhelm Schopp, a Germanborn naturalised Briton who took him under his wing, but rather than study science, he chose literature. [35] U-99's first patrol ended in Wilhelmshaven on 25 June. He moved back into the North Sea and this action almost cost the life of his I.W.O., Adalbert Schnee, who later commanded U-201. [70], Kretschmer and his crew were landed in Liverpool. Only five of the 161-strong crew survived. Kretschmer indulged in sporting pastimes and scientific interests. From September 1939 until being captured in March 1941, he sank 47 ships, a total of 274,333 tons. Prien's reports were picked up by the Luftwaffe which sent Focke-Wulf Fw 200s from I. Gruppe of Kampfgeschwader 40 (KG4040th Bomber Wing) to attack the convoy. Heinrich Bleichrodt hit and sank two. He demonstrated a cool approach to combat: his mantra one torpedo for one ship proved that the best way for his boat to succeed against a convoy was to remain surfaced as much as possible, penetrating the convoy and using the boats high speed and small silhouette to avoid retaliation. Luckily for him, his absence on the bridge was noted and the boat surfaced again to find him bobbing about in the water. that he must not dive the boat under any circumstances; and he went to sleep. [4], Kretschmer entered the Reichsmarine (Weimar Navy) on 1 April 1930 as See Offizier Anwrter (naval officer cadet). It was not this way with U-99. In fact, out of 116 torpedoes fired in action, Kretschmer scored 74 hits (equivalent to a 69.8% success rate). Sharkhunters President HARRY COOPER knew OTTO KRETSCHMER better than any other researcher and the two men were good friends. 702. Restore content access for purchases made as guest, Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Allied Health, 48 hours access to article PDF & online version, Choose from packages of 10, 20, and 30 tokens, Can use on articles across multiple libraries & subject collections. 1) Black Otto Walter no.12.507.- prismen glaser8x40 reflexfreie on right side. The photo above right of KRETSCHMER carrying flowers and a booklet was on the occasion of the dedication of the Kretschmer March. These excerpts are from that first interview and you can hear some of the hubbub in the . Many thanks to Valeria Basso, Alessio Basso and Francesco Signorino for helping in the retrieval of a few rare archival sources, and for stimulating discussions. Kretschmer and U-23 had departed from Wilhelmshaven on 25 August, one week before the start of World War II. [63] On 7 March Kretschmer sank two ships from the convoy including the 20,638GRT Terje Viken. Otto Kretschmer (1 May 1912 5 August 1998) was a German naval officer and submariner in World War II and the Cold War. For this he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, among other awards. Unfortunately, his mother died from tetanus after a medical incident, so he returned home to be with his family. Kretschmer sank all but one of the ships lost by the convoy. Serving on a U-boat was a very dangerous task, and one that many did not want. Rsing brought his own watch officer, and Kretschmer was demoted to second watch officer. Kretschmer was born in Heidau in what is now part of Poland, but then belonged to Germany. [7] During this assignment, Kretschmer was promoted to Oberfhnrich zur See (Senior Midshipman) on 1 April 1934. Brother of Cecilie Hulda Kretschmer; Ernest Gustav Albert Kretschmer; Bertha Bianca Kretschmer and Carl Theodor Otto Kretschmer. The OKM was established as the supreme command of the navy responsible for all facets of naval warfare. [71] Winston Churchill disclosed the capture of Kretschmer to the House of Commons on 21 March. 1999-2020 Sharkhunters International. Kretschmer's thoughts on Hitler and the subsequent conference are not known. In addition, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern) on 26 December 1941. COOPER said that this was one of the warmest compliments he had ever received. The crew remained in lifeboats nearby for reboarding once the attack was over. The German crew failed to sink the stationary vessel with torpedoes while the weather ruled out the use of the gun. In his bunk, OTTO felt the sharp downward angle of the boat and was immediately on his feet as the bridge watch tumbled past him all by Schnee, and now green water was flooding through the open hatch from the Zentralle to the conning tower. This stay was interrupted for an aerial defense training course at Warnemnde (510 March 1934). For this he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, among other awards. He was rushed to a nearby hospital in Mnchen but it was to no avail. [53] Upon reaching port, he was summoned to Berlin to meet Erich Raeder. Walker) and Fregattenkapitan (commander) Kertschmer, became the best of friends. This third patrol on U-99, took the boat into the North Atlantic, into the North Channel and west of Ireland. [50] 51 men died aboard Laurentic, 367 survived. His body was cremated, and his ashes were scattered at sea. "[73], Of his personality and view of the war it stated, "He gave the impression of being a quiet, deliberate man, and looked more like a student than a U-Boat Captain. [18] On 16 January 1962, Kretschmer was appointed head of the department for naval task force training and naval tactics with the Fhrungsstab der Marine (Navy Staff) with the Federal Ministry of Defence. He did not return to England from his hiatus, but travelled through France, Switzerland and Italy. We use cookies to improve your website experience. Laurentic and Patroclus were attacked on the night of 3/4 November. ; otherwise, remain on the surface, This page was last edited on 6 December 2022, at 20:17. Studies in Marine Corps History and Amphibious Warfare, Studies in Naval History and Sea Power series. We do not come into port looking like pirates with dirty uniforms, untrimmed beards and with legs hanging over the side. Otto passed away on month day 1981, at age 85 at death place. He commissioned U-99 on 18 April 1940 which was part of the 7th U-boat Flotilla. The report contained the remark, "Kretschmer demonstrated his extraordinary courage in many instances. Karl Dnitz, Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote (BdU), ordered attacks on Allied shipping at sea, beginning the Battle of the Atlantic. Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab. The attack was conducted with no warning, and consequently all 15 crewmen died. Later in the war, his ship was torpedoed; before that he nursed a bent-nosed destroyer back to port after ramming a U-boat. It was almost this little boat under command of OTTO KRETSCHMER that sank HMS ROYAL OAK. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. On 3 August 1998, they were on a luxury cruise boat on the Donau (Danube) River celebrating their 50th (Golden) wedding anniversary. When U-23 was stabilized at her depth and the sound man could no longer hear any noises of the other boat, they came to periscope depth, confirmed that all was safe, and KRETSCHMER was ready to begin the hopeless task of looking for Schnees body. Dave Powell. After the completion of his submariner training he was promoted to Oberleutnant zur See (senior-sub lieutenant/Lieutenant Junior Grade)[12] on 1 June 1936. By closing this message, you are consenting to our use of cookies. He wants to be a naval officer.". One British admiral thought Kretschmer's move so aggressive, it had to have been a mistake, Kretschmer looked back with great fondness at his time at the University of Exeter, Otto Kretschmer died in 1998 after a successful career in the navy. Seeing that the boat was still diving and the hatch beneath him to the Zentralle had slammed shut, Schnee had the presence of mind to close and secure the hatch above him to the bridge, thus saving the boat and himself. [29] U-23 returned to port on 29 January. Rahmlow and his second-in-command, Bernhard Berndt, were found "guilty of cowardice"; the other two officers were "acquitted". Otto Kretschmer (1 May 1912 - 5 August 1998) was a German naval officer and submariner in World War II and the Cold War . It went passed its crushing depth of 700m, and all looked lost. Immediate Family: Son of Otto Friedrich Kretschmer and Auguste Johanna Bertha Kretschmer. [36] Kretschmer's tenth patrol (27 June21 July) yielded over 20,000GRT. [43] Following his third war patrol with U-99, Kretschmer was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) on 4 August. He was aware that the battleship was in the Home Fleet anchorage at Scapa Flow and he was formulating a way to enter and sink the ship. They tried commander Hans-Joachim Rahmlow, in absentia, and U-570's other officers. HMS WALKER had drifted several hundred yards from the spot U-99 had disappeared and, still wearing his full set of leathers AND sea boots (filled with water), OTTO made the difficult swim to HMS WALKER only to grab onto the scramble nets as the destroyer was beginning to pick up speed they didnt know he was on the nets! The short range of the Type II submarine allowed for operations in the North Sea, but no further. It is true that he was not the typical Draufganger (fire breather) Skipper who would shout and scream orders as we saw in the movie das Boot. U-99 tried in vain to assist Prien in U-47, against OB290. As the passengers got into the lifeboats, OTTO noticed a great number of women and children. On 16 June 1956, he was tasked with the creation of 1. [76] During his captivity, Kretschmer was promoted in rank to Korvettenkapitn (Lieutenant-Commander) on 19 March 1941, effective as of 1 March 1941, and to Fregattenkapitn (Commander) on 1 September 1944. Prepared by Stephen Ames. The first watch is at attention on the foredeck and the second watch is at attention on the after deck. A young RN ensign was removing the binoculars from around KRETSCHMERs neck when MacIntyre yelled down that those were now his binoculars as a prize of war, so the young ensign brought them to the bridge. [25] The Norwegian Fredville, only 1,150GRT was sunk on 11 January 1940 without warning. [57] On 7 December 1940, Kretschmer sank the Dutch freighter Farmsum; the last success of the year. Kretschmer continued to search for stragglers and found SS Holmlea. Upon the death of Kptlt. At the time, Kretschmer . [6] Kretschmer was present for gunnery exercises in the North and Baltic Sea. [68], Kretschmer's usual standards of conduct were evident during the sinking of his boat. They all got along perfectly, and MacIntyre told KRETSCHMER that these were the only truly good bridge games hed had during the war. His nickname Silent Otto referred to his ability to remain undetected and his reluctance to provide the regular radio reports required by Dnitz: he had guessed that the Allies had broken German codes. The 28-ship convoy was poorly defended by a destroyer and a corvette. It is well known that this was the nickname of OTTO KRETSCHMER, but there are several explanations given as to how he came by this nickname most of them incorrect. . Kretschmer was taken separately, but his crew had to negotiate the streets of Liverpool and were subjected to missiles thrown by angry civilians; the city had been heavily bombed and was closely linked with the Atlantic war. Otto Kretschmer was the most successful U-boat commander of the Second World War. Laurentic of 18.724 brt and H.M.S. [80], On 1 December 1955, Kretschmer joined West Germany's navy, at the time named the Bundesmarine (Federal Navy), holding the rank of Fregattenkapitn (Commander). A single torpedo was fired, then Kretschmer ordered a u-turn and sped away on the surface; the destroyers neither sighted him nor detected him with ASDIC. A high achiever at school, he wanted nothing more than to join the navy, but he was not old enough upon leaving at the age of 17. [32] Loch Maddy For this he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes . He captured the number one German U-boat ace Otto Kretschmer (whose Zeiss binoculars he took and used for the rest of the war); in the same battle, he directed the attack that killed the second-scoring ace Joachim Schepke. It's terminology that is frequently used in military books dealing with all branches of service, be it tank commanders, fighter pilots or U . Comes with leather case and all lens protectors.- 3) Swift Falcon wide angle fully coated optics. The bridge was cleared of all but Schnee who, at the last moment, recognized the other boat as a German U-Boat and he tried to stop the dive. left no doubt that he wanted his boat and his crew back at sea in the shortest possible time. He was on a holiday cruisefrom Regensburg to Budapest when he tried climbing some almost vertical steps. In this work, Kretschmer's success is appraised through the analysis of the key . Our DVD-56 features OTTO KRETSCHMER and you may get a glimpse of that DVD click here: SCENE 1 SCENE 2 SCENE 3, OTTO KRETSCHMER was with us for several of our Patrols in Germany and also in the USA. He earned the nickname "Silent Otto", both for his successful use of the "silent running" capability of U-boats and for his reluctance to transmit radio messages during patrols. He very nearly drowned as, in the icy water, he no longer had the strength to climb up himself, only for a British sailor to clamber down and rescue him from the ocean. There, they would meet a German U-boat to take them back to Germany. Por todo ello y entre otras, recibi Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, "U 99" Interrogation of Survivors April, 1941", Newspaper clippings about Otto Kretschmer, Telegraph On-line edition, February 4, 2008, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Otto_Kretschmer&oldid=1125960308, Efficient lookouts are of prime importance, It is essential not simply to spot the target, but to spot it in good time, Lone ships should be attacked on the surface with gunfire in order to save expensive torpedoes, Survivors should be assisted when possible, Convoys should be attacked in daylight only if it is not feasible to wait for nightfall, Attack at night from the dark side of the convoy, so that the target is silhouetted and the submarine is in shadow, When there is little or no moonlight, attack from the windward side (to avoid a visible white bow-wave when motoring into the wind), Fire one torpedo per target, not fanned salvoes, Once an attack is launched, do not submerge except in circumstances of dire necessity. Prien sank the ship the following day. He mastered the English language and came to respect British education: its practical focus complemented his scientific and theoreticalbased German background. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Patroclus of 11.314 brt as well as the armed Britsish merchantman Casanare of 5.376 brt. Why his average daily tonnage sinking equaled that of de la Perrier. The crew were permitted ashore at the resort town of San Sebastin. On the night of 18/19 October, Berndt escaped from the camp. [9], In 1933 Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power. When war broke out, Kretschmer was on U-23, a short-range submarine which could not operate as far as the Atlantic, so had to stay in the North Sea. BACK TO ADVISORS PAGE. Otto Kretschmer was only in combat from September 1939 until March 1941 but was Germany's highest-scoring U-boat commander, sinking 47 ships totaling 274,333 tons. Kretschmer was presented with an opportunity to put his "one torpedo, one ship" mantra into practice. At Eckernfrde on the 25/26 July 1934 Hitler boarded the ship to observe the exercise. Husband of Elsie Gertrude Kretschmer. After completing his officer training and time on the training ship Niobe he served . Prien along with his crew disappeared, presumably in a depth charge attack. Remember that on the surface it is easier for you to spot the enemy than for the enemy to spot you, Dive only for two hours before dawn each day, to rest the crew, sweep with sound detection equipment, etc. Death: November 08, 1981 (85) Millicent, South Australia, Australia. [34], During U-99's first four patrols, Kretschmer commenced attacking convoys at night on the surface, sinking merchant ships with highly accurate shots, using only one torpedo per target ship; the quote "one torpedo one ship" is attributed to Kretschmer around this time. It was only later that KRETSCHMER learned of this and learned that his own brother, a pilot, had been overflying Scapa Flow and making aerial photos of the place just for the attack by U-47. OTTO KRETSCHMER indeed, was a fine man! [51] Kretschmer was awarded the 6th Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub) on 4 November 1940. Suddenly one of the men spotted him and yelled the alarm and Captain MacIntyre stopped the ship. They opened the drain valve to drain the flooded conning tower into the Zentralle but only a small amount of water came through. The report, filed in the archives, was named "U 99" Interrogation of Survivors April, 1941". [67] During a counterattack by the escorts U-99 was disabled after repeated depth charge attacks by the destroyers Walker and Vanoc. [69] Kretschmer surfaced and, under fire from the British vessels, scuttled his boat. [47] The following month, Kretschmer formed part of the pack that attacked and devastated Convoy SC 7. [65] British reports of the action mention a large red glow appearing deep below the surface amid the depth charge explosions. That same day the British escorts scored another success against the Kriegsmarine when the noted U-boat skipper Joachim Schepke was killed aboard U-100, having been depth charged, rammed and sunk by Vanoc. This definitive work details his personal story and the political backdrop from his earliest days. Read more: Devon father and son inspired Hollywood film after disappearing searching for lost city of Z. As U-99 returns from an early Feindfahrt, we see that the crew is neatly arranged (photo left) on the deck and there is no White Cap on the Skipper. Otto Kretschmer (Straubing, 1912. mjus 1. For this he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves . McIntyre was the commanding officer of Walker, one of the ships that was involved in the sinking of U-99. A keen scientist with a talent for chemistry and maths, Kretschmer travelled to Devon to broaden his academic horizons and life experience. The boat slipped beneath the waves, leaving him stranded in freezing waters. From September 1939 until being captured in March 1941, he sank 47 ships, a total of 274,333 tons. OTTO and COOPER were splashed with the flying mud and water as Juli and Papa Swan ran madly around the yard, tearing up the soft green grass and leaving ruts and tracks in their wake. Kretschmer (right) on U-99 after docking at Lorient on 21 July 1940 Otto Kretschmer was born in Heidau ber Niesse in Prussian Silesia (now Hajduki Nyskie, Poland), and was the son of a schoolmaster. They were both sunk within seven hours, during which the U-boat fired ten torpedoes and four rounds from the deck gun, while the vessels returned fire without damaging the U-boat. Later that year, he had a lucky escape which almost cost him his life. He then caused havoc in the rest of the convoy, winning him the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Kretschmer was soon missed and the U-boat surfaced to find him before he succumbed to the cold. "[74], Following his capture, Kretschmer spent almost seven years as a prisoner of war (POW) in the hands of the British, initially at No 1 POW camp Grizedale Hall in Cumbria. Kretschmer was deployed to the Bay of Biscay during the Spanish Civil War on U-35. [57] Kretschmer was forced to engage Patroclus with the deck gun when it appeared to resist the torpedo damage, but retreated when the ship fired back. [15] Through the remaining Interwar period, Kretschmer developed his own approach to combat, which can be summarized by the phrase "one torpedo, one ship". While on holiday in Bavaria in the summer of 1998, Kretschmer died in an accident during a boating expedition on the Danube to celebrate his 50th wedding anniversary, at the age of 86. Kretschmer achieved good results in mathematics and chemistry and passed his Abitur (school-leaving certificate) at 17. He met Adolf Hitler on more than once occasion, even having lunch with the Fhrer. He then ordered the merchant Skipper to put everyone back aboard then gave him a course to steer for one of the German bases on the French coast, and ordered the merchant Skipper to surrender the ship to the harbor authorities there. He assumed most of the crew went down with the ship; but there were 159 survivors. Keep me logged in. From September 1939 to March 1941, Germany's Otto Kretschmer terrorised Allied shipping on the high seas. His whole demeanour was calm and quiet, and he seemed anxious to be friendly; he was also less suspicious of British officers than was his First Lieutenant. 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