Helmut Witte Military person

Helmut Witte (6 April 1915 – 3 October 2005) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. As commander of the Type IXC U-boat U-159, he sank twenty-three ships on four patrols, for a total of 119,554 tons of Allied shipping, to become the 20th highest scoring U-Boat ace of World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 06, 1915
Birth place
Fehmarn
Date of deathOctober 03, 2005
Place of death
Duisburg

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Military person

award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Spanish Cross
military operations
Battle of the Atlantic
World War II
Spanish Civil War
service start1934
service end1945

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External resources

  1. http://www.uboat.net/men/witte.htm