25 Facts About Herbert Schultze

Herbert Emil Schultze was a German U-boat commander of the Kriegsmarine.

Herbert Schultze joined the Reichsmarine on 1 April 1930 as a member of "Crew 30".

Herbert Schultze underwent basic military training in the 2nd department of the standing ship division of the Baltic Sea in Stralsund.

Herbert Schultze was then transferred to the training ship Niobe, attaining the rank of Seekadett on 9 October 1930.

Herbert Schultze then underwent a number of officer training courses at the Naval Academy at Murwik before transferring to the light cruiser Leipzig.

Herbert Schultze served aboard the cruiser Karlsruhe with other future U-boat aces, including Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock.

In May 1937, now an Oberleutnant zur See, Herbert Schultze transferred to the U-boat force, taking command of the Type IIA U-boat U-2 on 31 January 1938.

On 22 April 1939 Herbert Schultze commissioned U-48, a Type VIIB U-boat.

Herbert Schultze was assigned to the 7th U-boat Flotilla, and spent the next four months in training.

On 19 August 1939, on the eve of World War II, Herbert Schultze took U-48 out on her first patrol.

Herbert Schultze was at sea when the war started on 1 September 1939.

Herbert Schultze intercepted the freighter Browning some time later and ordered to pick up survivors from Royal Sceptre.

Herbert Schultze, believing the other boats were joining him to attack a convoy he was shadowing, decided to stay with the convoy and ignored the orders of Befehlshaber der U-Boote.

Herbert Schultze proceeded to expend all but one torpedo and missed the carrier which docked in Portsmouth unmolested.

On 20 May 1940 Herbert Schultze handed command of U-48 over to Hans Rudolf Rosing due to illness stemming from a stomach and kidney disorder.

From October 1940 Herbert Schultze became part of the naval staff of the 7th U-boat Flotilla, at St Nazaire, in France.

On 17 December 1940 Herbert Schultze resumed command of U-48, relieving Heinrich Bleichrodt.

On 20 January 1941 Herbert Schultze began his sixth patrol which ended on 17 February.

Herbert Schultze was thus awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 12 June 1941.

On 27 July 1941 Herbert Schultze left U-48 to take command of the 3rd U-boat Flotilla operating from La Rochelle, in France.

Herbert Schultze served in this capacity until March 1942, when he was assigned to the staff of Marinegruppe Nord as Admiral Staff Officer for U-boats.

Herbert Schultze was assigned to the staff of Admiral Karl Donitz in December 1942.

On 2 July 1956, Herbert Schultze joined the Bundesmarine of West Germany and served in a string of staff positions.

Herbert Schultze served in this capacity from 2 July 1956 to 15 February 1959.

Herbert Schultze then served as Staff Officer Personnel on the command staff of the naval base, was commander of convoy ships, teaching group leaders at the Naval Academy and head of the volunteer adoption headquarters of the Navy until his retirement on 30 September 1968 with the rank of Kapitan zur See.