Werner von Schmidt
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 26)
| Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 4.284 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 7.093 GRT |
| Born | 17 Apr, 1906 | Görlitz |
| Died | 2 Aug, 1978 |
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Ranks
Decorations |
U-boat Commands
| U-9 | 30 Sep, 1935 | - | 1 Oct, 1937 | No war patrols |
| U-12 | 30 Sep, 1935 | - | 1 Oct, 1937 | No war patrols |
| U-15 | 30 Sep, 1935 | - | 1 Oct, 1937 | No war patrols |
| U-25 | 3 Jan, 1938 | - | 12 Dec, 1938 | No war patrols |
| U-40 | 11 Feb, 1939 | - | 20 Sep, 1939 | 1 patrol (31 days) |
| U-116 | 26 Jul, 1941 | - | 10 Sep, 1942 | 3 patrols (94 days) |
Patrol info
| U-boat | Departure | Arrival | |||||
| 1. | U-40 | 19 Aug, 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 18 Sep, 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | Patrol, | 31 days |
| 2. | U-116 | 4 Apr, 1942 | Kiel | 5 Apr, 1942 | Helgoland | 2 days | |
| 3. | U-116 | 11 Apr, 1942 | Helgoland | 15 Apr, 1942 | Bergen | 5 days | |
| 4. | U-116 | 25 Apr, 1942 | Bergen | 5 May, 1942 | Lorient | Patrol, | 11 days |
| 5. | U-116 | 16 May, 1942 | Lorient | 9 Jun, 1942 | Lorient | Patrol, | 25 days |
| 6. | U-116 | 27 Jun, 1942 | Lorient | 23 Aug, 1942 | Lorient | Patrol, | 58 days |
| 4 patrols, 125 days at sea | |||||||
Ships hit by Werner von Schmidt
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * | |
| 12 Jul, 1942 | U-116 | Cortona | 7.093 |  | br | OS-33 | damaged |
| 12 Jul, 1942 | U-116 | Shaftesbury | 4.284 | | br | OS-33 | |
| 11.377 | |||||||
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. | |||||||
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Decorations and ranks information is in many cases not complete. If you can help on any of those missing that would be great.