WWI U-boat commanders

Hugo Schmidt

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/04)

Successes
9 ships sunk with a total of 6,834 GRT

Born:12 Sep 1885 Gera 
Died:12 Apr 1964 Kiel 


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Ranks

6 Apr 1904 Seekadett
11 Apr 1905 Fähnrich zur See
28 Sep 1907 Leutnant zur See
22 Mar 1910 Oberleutnant zur See
17 Oct 1915 Kapitänleutnant
1 Jan 1924 Korvettenkapitän
1 May 1929 Fregattenkapitän

Decorations

 Iron Cross 2nd class
 Iron Cross 1st class
 Hanseatic Cross
 Reuss Honor Cross
 U-Boat War Badge

U-boat Commands

U 7120 Dec 1915 - 19 Apr 1917
U 9715 May 1917 - 13 Oct 1917

Notes

No entry found for this officer.

Ships hit by Hugo Schmidt

DateU-boat Name of shipType of shipTonsNat.
 
18 Oct 1916 U 71 GretaSailing vessel1,370sw
19 Oct 1916 U 71 MercurSteamer711sw
19 Oct 1916 U 71 NormandieSteamer1,342sw
21 Oct 1916 U 71 RönnaugSteamer1,331nw
13 Dec 1916 U 71 SolonSailing vessel137da
17 Dec 1916 U 71 SjofnaSteamer528nw
18 Dec 1916 U 71 HerøSteamer1,106nw
18 Dec 1916 U 71 SiekaSailing vessel119nl
 
19 Feb 1917 U 71 HalcyonTrawler190br
 6,834
9 ships sunk (6,834 tons).

Media links


Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918
Dufeil, Yves

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