Georg Schewe

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{{Short description|German navy officer and WWII submarine commander (1909–1989)}}

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|name=Georg Schewe

|birth_date={{birth date|1909|11|24|df=y}}

|death_date={{death date and age|1989|9|16|1909|11|24|df=y}}

|birth_place=Ueckermünde

|death_place=Hamburg

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|allegiance={{flag|Nazi Germany}}

|branch={{navy|Nazi Germany}}

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|rank=Korvettenkapitän

|commands={{GS|U-60|1939|2}}
{{GS|U-105|1940|2}}

|unit=SSS Niobe
Schnellboot "S-5"
{{GS|U-15|1936|2}}

|battles=World War II

|awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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Georg Schewe (24 November 1909 – 16 September 1989) was a German officer with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Schewe sailed with {{GS|U-60|1939|2}} and {{GS|U-105|1940|2}}, sinking sixteen ships on ten patrols, for a total of 85.779 tons of Allied shipping of which 71,450 tons on one patrol alone. It was the second most successful patrol of World War II, second only to Günter Hessler's patrol on {{GS|U-107|1940|2}}.

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= Bibliography =

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  • {{Cite book

|last1=Busch

|first1=Rainer

|last2=Röll

|first2=Hans-Joachim

|year=2003

|title=Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945

|trans-title=The U-Boat War 1939–1945 — The Knight's Cross Bearers of the U-Boat Force from September 1939 to May 1945

|language=German

|location=Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany

|publisher=Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn

|isbn=978-3-8132-0515-2

}}

  • {{Cite book

|last=Fellgiebel

|first=Walther-Peer

|authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

|year=2000

|orig-date=1986

|title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile

|trans-title=The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches

|language=German

|location=Friedberg, Germany

|publisher=Podzun-Pallas

|isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6

}}

  • {{Cite book

|last=Scherzer

|first=Veit

|year=2007

|title=Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives

|trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives

|language=German

|location=Jena, Germany

|publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag

|isbn=978-3-938845-17-2

}}

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{{s-ttl | title = Commanding officer, {{GS|U-60|1939|2}} | years = 22 July 1939 – 19 July 1940}}

{{s-aft | after = Kapitänleutnant Adalbert Schnee}}

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{{s-ttl | title = Commanding officer, {{GS|U-105|1940|2}} | years = 10 September 1940 – 6 January 1942}}

{{s-aft | after = Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Schuch}}

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before= —|

after= Korvettenkapitän Günter Kuhnke|

title=Commander of the 33rd U-boat Flotilla|

years=September – October 1944

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Category:1909 births

Category:1989 deaths

Category:U-boat commanders (Kriegsmarine)

Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Category:Reichsmarine personnel

Category:People from Vorpommern-Greifswald

Category:Military personnel from the Province of Pomerania

Category:Military personnel from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania