Otto Kretschmer
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Otto Kretschmer was a German naval officer and submariner in World War II and the Cold War.
Kapitänleutnant Kretschmer, November 1940
A Type IIB U-boat similar to U-23
Kapitänleutnant Kretschmer receiving his Knight's Cross from the hands of Großadmiral Erich Raeder, August 1940
Flotillenadmiral Kretschmer in 1966
Günther Prien
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Günther Prien was a German U-boat commander during World War II. He was the first U-boat commander to receive the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the first member of the Kriegsmarine to receive t
Otto Kretschmer
…to explore the inner waters around the Orkney Islands and engage any remaining Home Fleet units that had departed from Scapa Flow in the aftermath of Günther Prien's attack. Kretschmer targeted the Danish Scotia, a 2,400 GRT on 7 December. The ship was accompanied by three other vessels, but she was darkened and…
Bundesarchiv Bild 183 2006 1130 500, Kapitänleutnant Günther Prien
The Königin-Carola-Gymnasium in Leipzig was named the Günther Prien School.
The plaque commemorating Prien and the crew of U-47 at the Möltenort U-Boat Memorial
Road sign in Schönberg, Plön