Английская Википедия:Horst Höltring
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Horst Höltring (30 June 1913 – 24 August 1943) was a German U-boat commander in World War II.[1]
Horst Höltring joined the Reichsmarine in 1933. He went through U-boat training from March to October 1940. On 13 November 1940 he was given command of Шаблон:GS, a training boat. He served on the boat for more than a year, giving up command on 30 November 1941.[2] From December 1941 to January 1942 he went through U-boat familiarization (Baubelehrung) in preparation for his next command. On 8 January 1942 Höltring commissioned the Type VIIC Шаблон:GS at Hamburg. U-604 went on seven patrols, spending 203 days at sea. Six ships were sunk, totaling 40,000 tons.[3] On the 7th patrol the boat was lost. Höltring survived the loss of his boat on 11 August 1943 after she was scuttled following an attack by two American aircraft.[4] The entire crew of 45 men was rescued by two U-boats. Höltring died together with thirteen of his men when the boat that rescued half of his crew, Шаблон:GS, was sunk 13 days later. According to survivors, when U-185 was fatally hit and chlorine gas was spreading through the boat, Höltring, himself wounded, jumped from his bunk with a pistol and ran to the forward torpedo room where two badly wounded men from U-604 begged to be shot to avoid drowning or suffocating, which he did, before taking his own life.[5] Fourteen men from U-604 died on U-185. Шаблон:GS had rescued the rest of Höltring's crew, and reached port with them at Lorient, France on 7 September 1943.
Summary of career
Ships sunk
| Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Nationality | Tonnage | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 June 1941 | Шаблон:GS | M-99 | Шаблон:Navy | 206 | Sunk |
| 25 August 1942 | Шаблон:GS | Abbekerk | Шаблон:Flag | 7,906 | Sunk |
| 27 October 1942 | Шаблон:GS | Anglo Mærsk | Шаблон:Flag | 7,705 | Sunk |
| 30 October 1942 | Шаблон:GS | Président Doumer | Шаблон:Flag | 11,898 | Sunk |
| 30 October 1942 | Шаблон:GS | Baron Vernon | Шаблон:Flag | 3,642 | Sunk |
| 2 December 1942 | Шаблон:GS | Coamo | Шаблон:Flag | 7,057 | Sunk |
| 23 February 1943 | Шаблон:GS | Stockport | Шаблон:Flag | 1,683 | Sunk |
Awards
- Iron Cross 2nd Class
- Iron Cross 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold - 6 November 1943 (posthumous)
References
Bibliography
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