Claus Korth

Claus Korth
Born	7 November 1911(1911-11-07) Berlin
Died	24 January 1988(1988-01-24) (aged 76) Kiel
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine  German Federal Navy
Years of service	1932–1945, 1955–1970
Rank	Korvettenkapitän (Wehrmacht) Kapitän zur See (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	U-57 U-93 Marine-Torpedo-Versuchsstation
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Claus Korth (7 November 1911 – 24 January 1988) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and commander of U-57 and U-93. He is 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.

Claus Korth is credited with the sinking of thirteen ships for a total of 54,584 tons of Allied merchant shipping.

Awards

• Dienstauszeichnung 4th Class (2 October 1936)^[1]
• Spanish Cross in Bronze (6 June 1939)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (22 November 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (26 January 1940)^[1]
• U-boat War Badge (5 November 1939)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 May 1941 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-93^[2]
• War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (20 April 1944)^[1]

References

Citations

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Busch and Röll 2003, p. 137.
2. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 467.

Bibliography

• Busch, Rainer & Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939-1945 - Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 3-8132-0515-0.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service. Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-88740-748-X.
• Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External link

• uboat.net

Persondata
Name	Korth, Claus
Alternative names
Short description	German World War II U-boat commander
Date of birth	7 November 1911
Place of birth	Berlin
Date of death	24 January 1988
Place of death	Sargasso Sea