Viktor Schütze

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Viktor Schütze (born February 16, 1906 in Flensburg - died September 23, 1950), was a U-boat ace, sinking a total of 35 allied ships totalling 180,053 tons during the Second World War. He is one of the ten Aces of the Deep.

In April 1925, he began his naval career aboard German torpedo boats, before transferring to the new U-boat division ten years later in October 1935. There he commanded Unterseeboot 19 for two years, before being relieved to take destroyer training - before coming back and commanding the Unterseeboot 11, the Unterseeboot 25 and the Unterseeboot 103.

In his last service position he was Naval Commander Flensburg-Kappeln.

[edit] Awards

• Eisernes Kreuz 2. and 1. Klasse
• Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub
  • Ritterkreuz (11 Dec 1940)
  • 23. Eichenlaub (14 Jul 1941)

[edit] References

• Franz Kurowski (1995), Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service. Schiffer Military.