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Waldemar Mehl (7 September 1914 in Grävenwiesbach, Hesse—29 March 1996 in Wiesbaden) was a German U-boat commander during World War II, and recipient of the ((ドイツ語:Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes)). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. ==Career== Mehl joined the ''Kriegsmarine'' on 28 March 1933, and served a tour on SSS ''Gorch Fock'', the light cruisers , and , and the battleship . From December 1939 he served as a naval intelligence officer in several positions on shore before transferring to the U-boat force in April 1941.〔 After the usual training, Mehl sailed on two patrols aboard between July and October 1941 as ''Kommandantenschüler'' ("Commander-in-training"), before taking command of and then as part of training unit ''21st U-boat Flotilla''.〔 In May 1942 he took command of ''U-371'' and served in the Mediterranean, sailing on 12 successful patrols over the next two years, and sank nine ships (totalling 42,451 tons) and damaged four (28,072 tons). Among the ships sunk were the British minesweepers and , and the American destroyer .〔 Mehl left ''U-371'' in April 1944 and joined the staff of FdU ''Mittelmeer'', joining the staff of the commander of U-boats in the Aegean in August. In October 1944 he was appointed to the ''Operationsabteilung'' ("Operations Section") for U-boats.〔 After the war he served for three months in a minesweeper unit.〔 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「Waldemar Mehl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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