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Herbert Emil Schultze (24 July 1909 – 3 June 1987), was a German U-boat (submarine) commander of the ''Kriegsmarine'' (the German navy in World War II). He commanded for eight patrols during the early part of the war, sinking of shipping and earning him eighth place on the Aces of the Deep list. Due to several incidents of openly broadcasting his sinkings to alert the Allies of the plight of the crews, he became quite a celebrity, even on the Allied side. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ((ドイツ語:Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub)). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Legally it was Nazi Germany's highest military decoration at the time of its presentation to Herbert Schultze, although the later higher ranked Swords and Diamonds grades to the Knight's Cross had already been awarded in June and July 1941. ==Biography== Schultze was born in Kiel and joined the ''Reichsmarine'' in April 1930. On 9 October 1930 he became a ''Seekadett''. Serving aboard the cruisers ''Leipzig'' and with other future U-boat aces, including Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock. In May 1937, now an ''Oberleutnant zur See'', Schultze transferred to the U-boat force, taking command of the Type IIA U-boat on 31 January 1938. ''U-2'' was assigned to the ''U-Bootschulflottille'' (U-boat school flotilla); he spent the next year and a half training with the sub. On 22 April 1939 Schultze commissioned , a Type VIIB U-boat. ''U-48'' was later to become the most successful submarine of the war. She was assigned to the 7th U-boat Flotilla, and spent the next four months in training. On 1 June 1939 Schultze was promoted to ''Kapitänleutnant''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Herbert Schultze」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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