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Herbert Schneider

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 34)

Successes
7 ships sunk for a total of 45.826 GRT
2 ships damaged for a total of 12.479 GRT

Born	25 Jun, 1915	Nuremberg
Died	23 Feb, 1943	Middle Atlantic

Kapitänleutnant Herbert Schneider

Ranks

26 Sep, 1934	Seekadett
1 Jul, 1935	Fähnrich zur See
1 Jan, 1937	Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr, 1937	Leutnant zur See
1 Apr, 1939	Oberleutnant zur See
1 Apr, 1942	Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

11 Jun, 1940	Iron Cross 2nd Class
4 Dec, 1942	Iron Cross 1st Class
16 Jan, 1943	Knights Cross

U-boat Commands

U-522

11 Jun, 1942

23 Feb, 1943 (+)

2 patrols (111 days)

Personal information

Kapitänleutnant Herbert Schneider after patrol

Herbert Schneider began his naval career in April 1934. After the usual officer training, in October 1936 he transferred to the Luftwaffe and received air reconnaissance training. In Spring 1938 he spent two months in Spain during the Civil War and made eight sorties. In October 1940 he returned to the Kriegsmarine.

Over the next six months he received U-boat training, and then became I WO on U-123 under Kptlt. Reinhard Hardegen. After two patrols he left the U-boat to complete commander training, and then commissioned the Type IXC U-boat U-522. During his first patrol in the North Atlantic he sank four ships for a total of 20,077 tons and damaged another vessel.

His second patrol was also successful with three ships sunk and one damaged. U-522 was sunk with all hands by depth charges from the British cutter HMS Totland on 23 February, 1943.

Patrol info

	U-boat	Departure		Arrival
1.	U-522	8 Oct, 1942	Kiel	2 Dec, 1942	Lorient	Patrol,	56 days
2.	U-522	31 Dec, 1942	Lorient	23 Feb, 1943	Sunk	Patrol,	55 days
					2 patrols, 111 days at sea

Ships hit by Herbert Schneider

Date	Boat	Name of ship	Tons	Nat.		Convoy	Fate *
2 Nov, 1942	U-522	Hartington	5.496		br	SC-107	damaged
2 Nov, 1942	U-522	Maritima	5.801		br	SC-107
2 Nov, 1942	U-522	Mount Pelion	5.655		gr	SC-107
2 Nov, 1942	U-522	Parthenon	3.189		gr	SC-107
18 Nov, 1942	U-522	Yaka	5.432		am	ONS-144

9 Jan, 1943	U-522	Minister Wedel	6.833		nw	TM-1
9 Jan, 1943	U-522	Norvik	10.034		pa	TM-1
11 Jan, 1943	U-522	British Dominion	6.983		br	TM-1	damaged
23 Feb, 1943	U-522	Athelprincess	8.882		br	UC-1
			58.305
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk.