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WWI U-boat commanders

Otto Schultze

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/00)

Successes
54 ships sunk for a total of 132.677 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 5.250 tons
7 ships damaged for a total of 25.655 GRT
1 warship damaged for a total of 1.290 tons

Born:11 May, 1884  
Dead:  

Otto Schultze

Ranks

Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

Iron Cross 2nd class
Iron Cross 1st Class
18 Mar, 1918Pour le Mérite

U-boat Commands

U 6311 Mar, 1916 - 27 Aug, 1917
U 6315 Oct, 1917 - 24 Dec, 1917

Notes

Awarded the Pour le Mérite for outstanding leadership and distinguished naval planning and successful submarine operations. He sank a total of 175.000 BRT of enemy shipping, among these the British cruiser HMS Falmouth and the troop transport SS Transylvania and two other transports.

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