Viktor Schütze

Kapitän zur See (Crew 25)


Successes
35 ships sunk, total tonnage 180,073 GRT
2 ships damaged, total tonnage 14,213 GRT

Born  16 Feb 1906 Kiel
Died  23 Sep 1950(44)Frankfurt am Main, Germany


Victor Schütze

Ranks

16 Nov 1925 Seekadett
1 Apr 1927 Fähnrich zur See
1 Jun 1928 Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1929 Leutnant zur See
1 Jul 1931 Oberleutnant zur See
1 Oct 1935 Kapitänleutnant
1 Feb 1940 Korvettenkapitän
1 Mar 1943 Fregattenkapitän
1 Mar 1944 Kapitän zur See

Decorations

13 Nov 1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class
21 Feb 1940 Iron Cross 1st Class
11 Dec 1940 Knights Cross
14 Jul 1941 Knights Cross with Oak Leaves

U-boat Commands

U-boatFromTo
U-19 16 Jan 1936 30 Sep 1937   No war patrols 
U-11 13 Aug 1938 4 Sep 1939   No war patrols 
U-25 5 Sep 1939 19 May 1940   3 patrols (105 days) 
U-103 5 Jul 1940 12 Aug 1941   4 patrols (201 days) 


Victor Schütze after patrol

Victor Schütze began his naval career in April 1925. He served for some years on torpedo boats before transferring in October 1935 to the newly formed U-boat force. For nearly two years he commanded the type IIB U-boat U-19. In October 1937 he was detached for 10 months for destroyer training, but in August 1938 he returned and took over U-11.

He achieved his first successes in the North Atlantic. In January and February 1940 he operated in the Bay of Biscay and near the Portuguese coast with U-25.

In July 1940 he took over U-103 and attacked convoys in the Atlantic and in African waters. In August 1941 he left this boat.


Victor Schütze with the commander of U-124, Johann Mohr

In August 1941 Schütze became the commander of the 2nd Flotilla in Lorient.

From March 1943 to the end of the war he was the "FdU Ausbildungsflottillen" (Commander Training Flotillas) in Gotenhafen, where he had the responsibility for all training flotillas in the Baltic Sea.

After the war he returned from captivity in March 1946, but died just four years later.

Sources

Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1999). German U-boat commanders of World War II.
Rohwer, J. (1998). Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two.

Patrol info for Viktor Schütze

 U-boat Departure Arrival  
1. U-25 18 Oct 1939  Wilhelmshaven  19 Nov 1939  Wilhelmshaven  Patrol 1,33 days
2. U-25 13 Jan 1940  Wilhelmshaven  19 Feb 1940  Wilhelmshaven  Patrol 2,38 days
3. U-25 3 Apr 1940  Wilhelmshaven  6 May 1940  Wilhelmshaven  Patrol 3,34 days
4. U-103 21 Sep 1940  Kiel  19 Oct 1940  Lorient  Patrol 4,29 days
5. U-103 9 Nov 1940  Lorient  12 Dec 1940  Lorient  Patrol 5,34 days
6. U-103 21 Jan 1941  Lorient  24 Feb 1941  Lorient  Patrol 6,35 days
7. U-103 1 Apr 1941  Lorient  12 Jul 1941  Lorient  Patrol 7,103 days
7 patrols, 306 days at sea

Ships hit by Viktor Schütze

Date U-boat Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
31 Oct 1939U-25 Baoulé5,874fr20-K
 
17 Jan 1940U-25 Polzella4,751br
17 Jan 1940U-25 Enid1,140nw
18 Jan 1940U-25 Pajala6,873sw
22 Jan 1940U-25 Songa2,589nw
3 Feb 1940U-25 Armanistan6,805brOG-16
13 Feb 1940U-25 Chastine Mærsk5,177da
6 Oct 1940U-103 Nina Borthen6,123nwOB-222
9 Oct 1940U-103 Zannes Gounaris4,407grSC-6
9 Oct 1940U-103 Graigwen (d.)3,697brSC-6
9 Oct 1940U-103 Delphin3,816grSC-6
13 Oct 1940U-103 Nora1,186es
15 Oct 1940U-103 Thistlegarth4,747brOA-228
21 Nov 1940U-103 Daydawn4,768brOB-244
21 Nov 1940U-103 Victoria6,085grOB-244
27 Nov 1940U-103 Glenmoor4,393brOB-248
28 Nov 1940U-103 Mount Athos3,578grOB-248
28 Nov 1940U-103 St. Elwyn4,940brOB-249
8 Dec 1940U-103 Calabria9,515brSLS-56
9 Dec 1940U-103 Empire Jaguar5,186brOB-252
 
13 Feb 1941U-103 Arthur F. Corwin (d.)10,516brHX-106
17 Feb 1941U-103 Edwy R. Brown10,455brHX-107
18 Feb 1941U-103 Seaforth5,459br
19 Feb 1941U-103 Benjamin Franklin7,034nwHX-107
25 Apr 1941U-103 Polyana2,267nwOG-58
1 May 1941U-103 Samsø1,494br
3 May 1941U-103 Wray Castle4,253br
6 May 1941U-103 Surat5,529br
6 May 1941U-103 Dunkwa4,752brOB-310
9 May 1941U-103 City of Winchester7,120brOB-313
11 May 1941U-103 City of Shanghai5,828brOB-313
22 May 1941U-103 British Grenadier6,857br
24 May 1941U-103 Marionga4,236grOB-317
25 May 1941U-103 Radames3,575ag
25 May 1941U-103 Wangi Wangi7,789nl
8 Jun 1941U-103 Elmdene4,853brOB-324
29 Jun 1941U-103 Ernani6,619it
 194,286

35 ships sunk (180,073 tons) and 2 ships damaged (14,213 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.

Media links


German U-boat Commanders of World War II

Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim


Narvik

Dickens, Peter and Grove, Eric J.

Listing of all U-boat commanders


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