Heinz-Otto Schultze
| Heinz-Otto Schultze | |
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Heinz-Otto Schultze
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| Born |
13 September 1915 Kiel |
| Died | 25 November 1943 (aged 28) South Atlantic 06°30′S 05°40′W / 6.500°S 5.667°W |
| Allegiance |
 Nazi Germany
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| Service/branch |
 Kriegsmarine
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| Years of service | 1934–43 |
| Rank | Kapitänleutnant |
| Unit |
SSS Gorch Fock light cruiser Karlsruhe Schleswig-Holstein U-31 |
| Commands held |
U-4 U-141 U-432 German submarine U-849 |
| Battles/wars | World War II † |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| Relations | Otto Schultze (father) |
Heinz-Otto Schultze (13 September 1915 in Kiel – 25 November 1943 in the South Atlantic) was a German U-boat commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He is credited with the sinking of 20 ships for a total of 67,991 gross register tons (GRT) plus damaging a further two ships for a total of 15,666 GRT.
Heinz-Otto Schultze was the son of Otto Schultze, commander of U-63 during World War I and a recipient of the coveted Pour le Mérite and later Generaladmiral of the Kriegsmarine.
Schultze joined the Reichsmarine on 8 April 1934 as a member of Crew 1934 (the incoming class of 1934) where he received his basic military infantry training with the II. Schiff-Stamm-Abteilung der Ostsee (2nd department of the standing ship division) of the Baltic Sea in Stralsund. He was transferred to the school ship SSS Gorch Fock on 15 June 1934 for his on board training. Here he was promoted to Seekadett (Midshipman) on 26 September 1934. He then was transferred to the light cruiser Karlsruhe on 27 September 1934.
He transferred to the U boat service on 19 May 1937 and completed the U boat school. Schultze was first posted on board of U-31 on 30 March 1938, initially serving as a second watch officer. He was made first watch officer on board of U-31 on 6 November 1938 and promoted to Oberleutnant zur See (Sub-Lieutenant) on 1 April 1939. He received command of his first U boat, U-4, a school U boat, on 8 June 1940.
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