Kretschmer was born in Heidau near Neisse, then in the German Empire on 1 May 1912 to Friedrich Wilhelm Otto and Alice (ne Herbig) Kretschmer. Once secured dockside, the crew poses for a triumphant photo. Upon the death of Kptlt. Kretschmer sank all but one of the ships lost by the convoy. It took nine torpedoes and one dud to sink them; the latter was sunk after it stopped to pick up survivors from the former. All 33 men aboard died. He became known as the Golden Horseshoe by his men. [28] Kretschmer returned to Wilhelmshaven on 15 January. His body was cremated, and his ashes were scattered at sea. The Life of Germany's Highest Scoring U-boat Commander. Shortly after he surrendered, OTTO KRETSCHMER fell asleep in an overstuffed chair in the Captains cabin on HMS WALKER. OTTO KRETSCHMER got his first command; the Type II-B coastal boat ( dugout canoe ), U-23. [22], The fourth patrol (19 November) was unsuccessful. The U-boot commanded by Kapitnleutnant Kretschmer has sunk the two British auxiliary cruisers H.M.S. [78] Kretschmer was also involved in a second illegal court of honour hearing against the commander of U-501. You can stay up to date on the top news and events near you with DevonLive's FREE newsletters enter your email address at the top of the page or go here. Unfortunately, his mother died from tetanus after a medical incident, so he returned home to be with his family. However, he was haunted by the image of a lone survivor in a life raft who would surely die if not rescued. He dispensed with the standard practice of firing salvoes of torpedoes from long distances. After completing his officer training and time on the training ship Niobe he served aboard the light cruiser Emden. Kretschmer was subsequently awarded the Iron Cross second class. [Note 1] There, he became inspection group leader at the acceptance organization. Kretschmer was released after seven years as a prisoner of war. unread, Aug 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM 8/20/98 . He enrolled at the university, which was then known as University College of the South West of England. Otto Kretschmer. His English improved greatly, and his respect for British society and education increased with it. [19] A second patrol (921 September) yielded no success either. Otto Kretschmer (1 May 1912 - 5 August 1998) was a German naval officer and submariner in World War II and the Cold War. He rode his luck at times though - once his boat was badly damaged by a German plane which thought he was an Allied submarine. In fact, out of 116 torpedoes fired in action, Kretschmer scored 74 hits (equivalent to a 69.8% success rate). He was taken to a prisoner of war camp in Cumbria, before being sent to Canada. Patroclus of 11.314 brt as well as the armed Britsish merchantman Casanare of 5.376 brt. That boat is seen to the left on a barge going down the Donau River for Costanza, Rumania on the Black Sea coast to operate against Soviet forces under other Skippers including RUDOLF ARENDT (7563-2011). [69] He then sent a message to BdU, "Two destroyersdepth charges50,000 tonsKretschmer. Hermann Michahelles, Otto Kretschmer became commander of U-35 until 15 August 1937. Rsing's successor, Hermann Michahelles, was killed in a car accident and Kretschmer assumed command for two weeks. Kretschmer formed part of "Crew 30" (the incoming class of 1930), 78strong intake of officer candidates. On the night of 18/19 October, Berndt escaped from the camp. Chivalry was still at work at this time and former enemies who had been killing each other the previous day could play cards together. He hand signed some of our very rare fine art prints. Kretschmer was soon missed and the U-boat surfaced to find him before he succumbed to the cold. He wants to be a naval officer.". [34] His greatest success was the sinking of Auckland Star, a 13,212GRT ship on 28 July followed by another two totalling 12,811GRT on 29 and 31 July. A detachment of the Home Guard apprehended him, shooting him when he tried to escape. OTTO KRETSCHMER indeed, was a fine man! (Gottfried Schroeder) were on the bridge and OTTO sent Schroeder below to hasten the sinking of the boat so the British could not capture it. At the Indienststellung (commissioning) of U-99. [71] Winston Churchill disclosed the capture of Kretschmer to the House of Commons on 21 March. During the Spanish Civil War, Kretschmer was involved in several patrols as part of the international non-intervention force. Husband of Elsie Gertrude Kretschmer. 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. 19 men were killed in the sinking; only two were saved. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. The Emden made stops in Ceylon, the Philippines, China and Japan; then Guam, South Africa, Angola and Spain on the return journey. On 28 August 1963, he was transferred to the NATO Defense College in Paris. COOPER grinned and said;Lets ask this gentleman here. The attack was conducted with no warning, and consequently all 15 crewmen died. 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. I am grateful to the late Horst Bredow and Peter Monte at the Deutsches U-Boot-Museum for providing access to the unpublished records of U23 and U99. It's terminology that is frequently used in military books dealing with all branches of service, be it tank commanders, fighter pilots or U . He departed from Wilhelmshaven for his eighth war patrol on 9 February. This was not the case with U-99. [53] In December Kretschmer tried to intercept Convoy HX 90 but encountered only stragglers. On 1 October 1937, Kretschmer took command of U-23. He prided himself on being able to take advantage of whatever the passing moment offered and made no elaborate plans for attacking convoys. That day, he was made chief-of-staff of the NATO command COMNAVBALTAP at Kiel, taking command on 15 June. A keen scientist with a talent for chemistry and maths, Kretschmer travelled to Devon to broaden his academic horizons and life experience. Schnee had the con and OTTO was in his bunk. Kretschmer purportedly confined his remarks to the lack of air support from the Luftwaffe, a point Raeder was fully aware of. 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. Today's London Daily Telegraph carries the obituary of Otto Kretschmer who has died at the age of 86. [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. He enrolled at Exeter University (then University College of the South West of England) and studied under Professor Jacob Wilhelm Schopp (b. [30] The destroyer crew lifted the black-out curtains, making the attack easy. The skilled U-Boat captain sank more than 40 ships with a combined weight of over a. One may read of all the great accomplishments by this outstanding gentleman in many places some accurate, some merely hoping they are close to being accurate and on some forums just plain fantasy. Kretschmer's thoughts on Hitler and the subsequent conference are not known. 176 men died. [15] Through the remaining Interwar period, Kretschmer developed his own approach to combat, which can be summarized by the phrase "one torpedo, one ship". [64] Four ships were sunk, but two U-boats were sunk, one of which was U-47. The boat returned to Wilhelmshaven on 4 September. Prien sank the ship the following day. The establishment of the Wehrmacht (Nazi German Armed Forces) in 1935 divided the major branches of the armed forces. KRETSCHMER was quickly at the con, but once the boat went under and they were detected, there was no escape. [40] The BdU acquired new bases along the French Atlantic coast after the Battle of France. Registered in England & Wales No. From September 1939 until his surrender in March 1941, he sank 44 ships, including one warship, a total of 274,333 tons. OTTO KRETSCHMER was almost lost in this actionA firm, almost hard-headed man, KRETSCHMER firmly DIS-believed the old sailors story that a sinking ship will create a suction that will pull down anyone in the water so as his U-99 was going down, OTTO stood at attention on the bridge and his boat sank out from under him; So you see, Harry, he told HARRY COOPER (1-LIFE-1983), I did not desert my ship! [21] The next day, he sank Tiberton, 5,225GRT, in the Moray Firth. Kretschmer ordered his U-boat to be turned around, and they rescued the lone sailor. Kretschmer stated that he was unmarried. Otto Kretschmer (1 May 1912 5 August 1998) was a German naval officer and submariner in World War II and the Cold War. [35] U-99's first patrol ended in Wilhelmshaven on 25 June. He was upset, but he was a proper officer and obeyed his orders. 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. He did not return to England from his hiatus, but travelled through France, Switzerland and Italy. Three of his men were lost, but Kretschmer and the remainder of U-99's crew were captured. Kretschmer experienced Otto Kretschmer was one of the most successful U-boat commander in World War II. This is a trusted computer. [2] In the aftermath of World War I the Kretschmer family remained aloof from the political turbulence of the Weimar era. 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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. She was launched on 12 March 1940 under the command of Korvettenkapitn Otto Kretschmer and was assigned to the 7th U-boat Flotilla based in Kiel and later in St Nazaire . He died in 1998 in Bavaria. After sinking the Magog, he gave his crew brandy as a reward. Otto Kretschmer was the Watch Officer of U-35 from 03 November 1936 - 30 July 1937. Ezzel a teljestmnyvel kirdemelte a Tlgyfalombokkal s kardokkal . [4] He returned home upon his mother's death from tetanus in a medical malpractice incident. [9], On 27 August 1941, U-570 was captured by the Royal Navy. 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. He then attended a training course (16 October 1957 28 February 1958) for amphibious forces in the United States. Otto Kretschmer, Comandante alemn de U-Boot de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, fue sin duda el ms eficaz de toda la Kriegsmarine. A fall caused fatal injuries. They all got along perfectly, and MacIntyre told KRETSCHMER that these were the only truly good bridge games hed had during the war. He was transported to the London Cage, a facility for MI19 to hold valuable enemy prisoners. 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. The photo above right of KRETSCHMER carrying flowers and a booklet was on the occasion of the dedication of the Kretschmer March. Kretschmer was transferred to the training ship Niobe (1 July 1930 9 October 1930), attaining the rank of Seekadett (cadet) on 9 October 1930 before embarking on a 14-month stay on board the cruiser Emden (10 October 1930 4 January 1932), which took him to the Far East through the Mediterranean and Suez canal. Petersen had served as Kretschmer's helmsman on every war patrol on both U-23 and U-99. The first watch is at attention on the foredeck and the second watch is at attention on the after deck. Almost every U-Boat had one or more emblems PAINTED on their conning tower fairweather. At the time, Kretschmer was president of the Deutscher Marinebund, a member club of the International Maritime Confederation. 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. The ship had been torpedoed by U-57 and abandoned. I had to surrender my ship to the British Captain and I had to be in complete uniform.. [59], On 22 February 1941 U-99 left Lorient for the final time. [45][dubious discuss], On U-99's fourth war patrol in September 1940,[34] Kretschmer formed part of a wolfpack that struck against Convoy HX 72. The OKM was established as the supreme command of the navy responsible for all facets of naval warfare. "He admitted that he had become weary of the war some time ago, and latterly had got no satisfaction from sinking ship after ship.". The small freighter was carrying pulp and Ferrochrome. [77] Kretschmer was senior officer at the camp. 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. [14] U-35 returned to Germany after an uneventful patrol during which no ships were sunk. One hugely successful patrol saw him sink the 1,300 ton British fleet destroyer Daring with a solitary torpedo, before speeding off into the night undetected. 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. Kretschmer's strength was evidently failing in the cold ocean; his own rescue was at the hands of a British sailor who climbed down the nets and plucked him from the water. Kretschmer sank one and damaged twowhich he and Prien dispatched the following day. Kretschmer waited for the crew to take to the lifeboats before destroying the ship with a torpedo. 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. One attack saw him surface in the midst of a convoy before opening fire. [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. Heinrich Bleichrodt hit and sank two. 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. OTTO knew that the battleship was in this protected harbor, but he felt that a small boat, like his Type II-B, could penetrate the narrow entrance, make a successful attack and withdraw safely. His I.W.O. With no time to return to the hatch, Kretschmer clung on to the periscope and waved at it frantically, hoping to be spotted. The short range of the Type II submarine allowed for operations in the North Sea, but no further. 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. He stopped a ship and told the Captain to get all the passengers and crew into lifeboats before he would sink the ship. [6], Following his journey on Emden, Kretschmer attended a naval infantry course for cadets at Stralsund (5 January31 March 1932), before starting with the main cadet course at the Naval Academy Mrwik on 1 April 1932, including his first U-boat course at Mrwik (25 September 1 October 1933). [20] Another neutral Scandinavian ship was sunk. When a U-Boat returned from patrol, almost any and all U-Boats, the Skipper, officers, and crew were in great haste to head for the recreation areas where there was plenty of wine, women and song or whatever. My family is complete.. [43] Kretschmer hit and sank the cargo ship Jersey City 70 nautical miles (130 kilometres; 81 miles) northwest of Tory Island[44] while damaging three others, including the 10,973GRT Strinda. Kretschmer attempted to sink the ship with gunfire, but return fire and the appearance of an aircraft forced him to submerge. Kretschmer stated that he was unmarried.". They fought Canadian troops armed with ice hockey sticks, and only surrendered when the guards brought in high-pressure water hoses. [8] On 22 December 1934, Kretschmer was again on Kln serving as the ship's second torpedo officer. The first time I met him and asked for an interview, he granted me a half hour following a luncheon celebrating his wife's birthday. Although he fought doggedly for Nazi Germany during the war, his affection for Exeter remained with him until his death. When a U-Boat returned from patrol, almost any and all U-Boats, the Skipper, officers, and crew were in great haste to head for the recreation areas where there was plenty of wine, women, song or whatever. U-99 attacked the armed merchant cruisers HMS Laurentic and HMS Patroclus. So how was it that he was sunk? Leather strap partially torn from case.- 2) Tasco 7x35 fully coated 304. There are as many reports, theories, and wild-eyed guesses as there are forums on the Internet most of which are pure speculation and fiction. 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. The nomination was approved on 5 November 1940. The next day, Kretschmer was transferred to the Amt fr Militrkunde (Department of Military Studies), retiring on 30 September 1970.[18]. At 2250hrs on 3 November, 1940, one of the most dramatic battles of the U-boat war began. The boat went to the yard for repairs and OTTO left no doubt that he wanted his boat and his crew back at sea in the shortest possible time. Why his average daily tonnage sinking equaled that of de la Perrier. "He prided himself on being able to take advantage of whatever the passing moment offered and made no elaborate plans for attacking convoys. He met Adolf Hitler on more than once occasion, even having lunch with the Fhrer. In 1943, the men dug a tunnel out of the camp ahead of an 870-mile journey across Canada to New Brunswick. The Reichsmarine was renamed the Kriegsmarine, a Nazi creation. Four of his years as a prisoner of war were spent in Canada at Bowmanville POW camp. Karl Dnitz, Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote (BdU), ordered attacks on Allied shipping at sea, beginning the Battle of the Atlantic. For this he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, among other awards. Otto Kretschmer - nicknamed 'Silent Otto' by his enemies - sank hundreds of thousands of tons of Allied shipping during a brutal U-boat campaign, Sign up for our Exeter newsletter and you'll never miss a big story again. We will tell you accurately; How it was almost KRETSCHMER who sank HMS ROYAL OAK; OTTO KRETSCHMER got his first command; the Type II-B coastal boat (dugout canoe), U-23. 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. The report contained the remark, "Kretschmer demonstrated his extraordinary courage in many instances. He fired a single torpedo that missed before he lost the ship in thick mist. Alongside his military skill was a character that remained rooted in the traditions of the Prussian military. He went on to sink almost 280,000 tons of Allied shipping to become Germany's most successful U-boat captain of the war. Under water U-99 had no chance of catching her. "[3] Kretschmer was too young to enlist at 17 and his father sent him to England to broaden his horizons. It was on his third patrol that he sank his first ship, the Glen Farg, a small freighter was carrying pulp and Ferrochrome. He was given the opportunity to convey his opinions on the state of the U-boat war. 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. After completing his officer training and time on the training ship Niobe he served . This was the first ever in the history of warfare that a submarine was detected on sound gear, tracked by sound gear, attacked by sound gear and destroyed all by the use of the sound gear. On 1 November 1958, he was transferred to the position of commander of the Bundesmarine's Amphibische Streitkrfte ("amphibious forces"), a position he held until 15 January 1962. For this he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes . The crew remained in lifeboats nearby for reboarding once the attack was over. 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. Joachim Schepke arrived in U-100 and sank seven. He clung to the periscope in the hope of being seen through the optics. BACK TO ADVISORS PAGE. Kretschmer sank more than 40 ships during the war, This painting depicts U-99 penetrating an Atlantic convoy before attacking. On February 22, 1941, Kretschmer set off on his final patrol. On 4 October 1939 he sank the coastal ship Glen Farg (876GRT). He sank another vessel on his fifth patrol to earn the Iron Cross first class, and he notched up further kills as the war progressed. After the war he served in the German Federal Navy, from which he retired in 1970 with the flag rank of commodore. [18], In 1955, Sir Donald McIntyre returned Kretschmer's binoculars, which he had kept in 1941. 2.6K views, 39 likes, 4 loves, 2 comments, 23 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from German U-Boats Crews and Commanders: Otto Kretschmer (1 May 1912 - 5 August 1998) was the most successful German. [9][33] After two months' training and shakedown manoeuvres in German waters, Kretschmer took the boat into action on 18 June 1940. Rahmlow and his second-in-command, Bernhard Berndt, were found "guilty of cowardice"; the other two officers were "acquitted". She had been married before, to a doctor who was killed in action with the Afrika Korps. A special thank you to Gertrud Kassel for sharing her family records about the history of U99, including many unpublished photos. Only five sailors survived. 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. He survived the sinking of his submarine but he was not clear yet. [10] According to one historian, Kretschmer was a patriot and loyal to the government, but later "eschewed Nazi efforts to glorify his success through propaganda. He wants to be a naval officer. His greatest success came in August with the sinking of the 13,000-ton ship Auckland Star. One morning on the breakfast patio at the KRETSCHMER home, OTTO was reading his newspaper while Mrs. Kretschmer and COOPER talked over breakfast tea. [21] He returned to Kiel, rather than Wilhelmshaven, on 16 October. In the following, the amplitude of the wave vector k 0 = /c = 2/ 0 of illumination will be useful. Comes with leather case. Studies in Marine Corps History and Amphibious Warfare, Studies in Naval History and Sea Power series. Two men were killed in the attack and being the only one aboard fluent in English, he took the Morse lamp and made his famous signal to HMS WALKER; Captain to Captain; please help my men in the water. Kretschmer and U-23 had departed from Wilhelmshaven on 25 August, one week before the start of World War II. His first operational posting was to the 2nd U-Flotillas Type VII U35 where he survived almost being drowned during training in the Baltic Sea. [63] On 7 March Kretschmer sank two ships from the convoy including the 20,638GRT Terje Viken. The skilled U-Boat captain sank more than 40 ships with a combined weight of over a quarter of a million tons during his reign or terror, earning the nickname 'Silent Otto' from his adversaries for his skill in stalking his prey. This definitive work details his personal story and the political backdrop from his earliest days. From September 1939 until being captured in March 1941, he sank 47 ships, a total of 274,333 tons. ; otherwise, remain on the surface, This page was last edited on 6 December 2022, at 20:17. The next day, Kretschmer was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz zweiter Klasse). 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