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Otto Kretschmer (1 May 1912 – 5 August 1998) was a German naval officer and submariner in World War II and the Cold War. From September 1939 until his capture in March 1941 he sank 44 ships, including one warship, a total of 274,333 tons.
Aug 5, 1998 · In 1955 Otto Kretschmer joined the Bundesmarine (Federal German Navy), and in 1957 became commander of the 1. Geleitgeschwader (1st Escort Squadron). In November 1958 he became commander of the Amphibische Streitkräfte (Amphibious Forces).
Kretschmer talks about his career in the Kreigsmarine. A rare interview from a U-Boat commander (most of them died in the war) let alone the best the Germans had.
May 18, 2015 · Otto Kretschmer was the most successful U-boat captain of World War Two. Kretschmer is famous as the captain of U-99 and in total he sank 47 Allied ships before being captured. Kretschmer was nicknamed ‘Silent Otto’ by his contemporaries but was captured in 1941.
Apr 30, 2021 · Otto Kretschmer was the most successful U-boat commander of the Second World War. While his wartime actions have been narrated several times, his tactics, summarized by the famous motto ‘one torpedo, one ship’, have never been systematically analysed.
Apr 9, 2018 · SINKING or damaging over 300,000 tons of British, allied, and neutral shipping between the outbreak of war in September 1939 and his capture in March 1941 made Otto Kretschmer the Tonnenkönig or tonnage king of the German U-boat service in the Second World War.
Otto Kretschmer was only in combat from September 1939 until March 1941 but was Germany's highest-scoring U-boat commander, sinking 47 ships totaling 274,333 tons. This definitive work details his personal story and the political backdrop from his earliest days.
