Carl Emmermann ( German: Carl Emmermann ; March 6, 1915 , Hamburg - March 25, 1990 ) - German submarine officer, captain of the 3rd rank (December 1, 1944), a participant in World War II.
| Karl Emmerman | ||||
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| Date of Birth | March 6, 1915 | |||
| Place of Birth | Hamburg | |||
| Date of death | March 25, 1990 (aged 75) | |||
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| Affiliation |  Third Reich | |||
| Type of army |  Kriegsmarine | |||
| Years of service | 1934-1945 | |||
| Rank | 3rd rank captain | |||
| Commanded | 6th Kriegsmarine Submarine Flotilla , 31st Kriegsmarine Flotilla | |||
| Battles / wars | The Second World War
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| Retired | Engineer , Businessman | |||
Biography
July 1, 1934 joined the Navy as a cadet . On July 1, 1935, he was promoted to fenrichi , and on April 1, 1937, to lieutenant. He served as an instructor at the naval school in Murvik .
World War II
In 1939 he was transferred to the submarine fleet and in November 1940 he was appointed 1st shift officer to the UA submarine built in Turkey, commanded by G. Eckerman.
During its first hike, U-A was damaged by the British vessel Empire Attendant (tonnage 7524 gross ).
On November 5, 1941, he commanded the U-172 submarine. On it, he made 5 military campaigns in the Caribbean , South and North Atlantic (after spending a total of 373 days at sea).
Emmerman’s biggest achievement was the sinking of the British transport ship Orkades with a tonnage of 23,456 gt.
November 27, 1942 awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. On July 4, 1943, he received oak leaves for the Knight's Cross, and on October 1 - the Badge of the Submariner with diamonds .
After returning from the fifth campaign on November 1, 1943, he was appointed commander of the 6th submarine flotilla based in Saint-Nazaire (France).
In August 1944, Emmerman led the Type XXIII submarine research group, and at the end of 1944 he was entrusted with the development of instructions for the use of new Type XXII submarines with electric engines.
March 3, 1945 he was appointed commander of the submarine U-3037 , he remained in this position until April 22, but did not take part in military campaigns.
In total, during the hostilities, Emmerman sank 26 ships with a total displacement of 152,778 gross tonnage.
Since April 1945, he commanded the 31st Flotilla of Submarines in Hamburg . At the very end of the war, an infantry unit was formed from his subordinates, called the Emmermann naval battalion, with which he participated in battles with the Allies near Hamburg.
Rewards
- 2nd Class Iron Cross (March 19, 1941)
- 1st Class Iron Cross (August 2, 1941)
- Breastplate of the Submariner (August 2, 1941)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (November 27, 1942)
- Oak Leaves (July 4, 1943)
- Breastplate of the submariner with diamonds (October 1, 1943)
- Submariner combat bar (October 1, 1944)