WWI U-boat commanders

Wilhelm Schröder

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/05)

Successes
2 ships sunk with a total of 741 GRT
1 ship damaged with a total of 1,091 GRT

Born:2 Mar 1887 Straßburg 
Died:24 Mar 1969 Bad Wörishofen 


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Ranks

1 Apr 1905 Seekadett
7 Apr 1906 Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1908 Leutnant zur See
5 Sep 1911 Oberleutnant zur See
24 Apr 1916 Kapitänleutnant
27 Mar 1919 Out of naval service

Decorations

 Iron Cross 2nd class

U-boat Commands

UC 516 Jan 1917 - 28 Apr 1917

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Wilhelm Schröder

DateU-boat Name of shipType of shipTonsNat.
 
16 Apr 1917 UC 51 AmandaSailing vessel232sw
16 Apr 1917 UC 51 PolycarpSailing vessel509nw
17 Apr 1917 UC 51  Atalanta (d.)Steamer1,091sw
 1,832
2 ships sunk (741 tons) and 1 ship damaged (1,091 tons).


Legend
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
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Media links


Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918
Dufeil, Yves

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