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Person: Schepke, Joachim |
Name | Schepke, Joachim |
Description | A German U-boat commander during WW2, the seventh recipient of the Knightâs Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves who sank 36 Allied ships totalling about 154,000 tons. He died when U-100 was sunk in 1941 after being rammed and depth charged by two British destroyers. |
Lived | Born 8 Mar 1912, Died 17 Mar 1941 |
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