Karl Schimpf

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 36)

No ships sunk or damaged.

Born

23 Mar 1914

Kriegsmarine crew book photo

Ranks

14 May 1937		Fähnrich zur See
1 Oct 1938		Leutnant zur See
1 Oct 1943		Kapitänleutnant

U-boat Commands

U-boat	From	To
U-803	7 Sep 1943	27 Apr 1944	No war patrols
U-3009	10 Nov 1944	1 May 1945	No war patrols

Crew of 1936

Karl Schimpf was one of the Kriegsmarine's famous Olympia Crew. This Crew chose the Olympic rings as their symbol (the 1936 Olympic games were held in Berlin). It was the largest Crew, and produced more U-boat commanders than any other – of the 164 who 'graduated', 140 took command during the war.