D.I.D. Kapitanleutnant Egon Schultz (15 Aug - 26 Dec 97) R.I.P.

Laufen zum Ziel · 03-27-09, 09:48 PM

Medals
23DEC39 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS
30JAN40 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS

Badges
NIL
U-Bootwaffe Postings
26JUN38 U-Boat Flotilla Weddigen (Commander training)
13NOV39 2nd Flotilla (3 patrols)

U-Boat Commands
06NOV39 U-53, Type VIIB (3 patrols)

Summary
3 war patrols, 25 days at sea
6 ships sunk, 23,668 tons

Kapitänleutnant Egon Schultz and U-53 surrendered to the Allies on 30JAN40. Egon Schultz was sent to a POW camp in Scotland where he spent the rest of the war. Egon Schultz died on 26 December 1997

Extract of interrogation of Schultz: All of a sudden there was this Flower corvette within touchable distance, out of nowhere. The watch crew must have been asleep. I should never had taken the Canal to save time.

BdU Death Notice HERE.

03-27-09, 09:48 PM	#1
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	D.I.D. Kapitanleutnant Egon Schultz (15 Aug - 26 Dec 97) R.I.P. Medals 23DEC39 IRON CROSS, SECOND CLASS 30JAN40 IRON CROSS, FIRST CLASS Badges NIL U-Bootwaffe Postings 26JUN38 U-Boat Flotilla Weddigen (Commander training) 13NOV39 2nd Flotilla (3 patrols) U-Boat Commands 06NOV39 U-53, Type VIIB (3 patrols) Summary 3 war patrols, 25 days at sea 6 ships sunk, 23,668 tons Kapitänleutnant Egon Schultz and U-53 surrendered to the Allies on 30JAN40. Egon Schultz was sent to a POW camp in Scotland where he spent the rest of the war. Egon Schultz died on 26 December 1997 Extract of interrogation of Schultz: All of a sudden there was this Flower corvette within touchable distance, out of nowhere. The watch crew must have been asleep. I should never had taken the Canal to save time. BdU Death Notice HERE. __________________ RIP Laufen zum Ziel