Karl-Adolf Schlitt
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 37a)
No ships sunk or damaged.
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| Born | 16 Apr 1918 | | Laboe |
| Died | 7 Apr 2009 | (90) | |
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| 21 Sep 1937 | | Seekadett | | 1 May 1938 | | Fähnrich zur See | | 1 Aug 1939 | | Leutnant zur See | | 1 Sep 1941 | | Oberleutnant zur See | | 1 Mar 1944 | | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-boat | From | To | |
| U-1206 | Jul, 1944 | 14 Apr 1945 | 1 patrol (9 days) |
Karl-Adolf Schlitt, on his first real patrol in enemy waters, suffered one of the more unusual losses of a U-boat when series of events resulting from improper use of the boats high-tech underwater toilet forced the boat to surface right under enemy aircraft (Brennecke, 2001). More on this on the U-1206 page.
Sources
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II.
Brennecke, J. (2001). Jäger und Gejagte. Deutsche U- Boote 1939 - 1945
Patrol info for Karl-Adolf Schlitt
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | | |
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| 1. |
U-1206 |
28 Mar 1945 | Kiel |
30 Mar 1945 | Horten |
| 3 days | |
| 2. |
U-1206 |
2 Apr 1945 | Horten |
3 Apr 1945 | Kristiansand |
| 2 days | |
| 3. |
U-1206 |
6 Apr 1945 | Kristiansand |
14 Apr 1945 | Sunk |
Patrol 1, | 9 days | |
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