Otto Ites

Otto Ites
Otto Ites
Born	5 February 1918(1918-02-05) Norden
Died	2 February 1982(1982-02-02) (aged 63) Norden
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine  German Federal Navy
Years of service	1936–1945, 1956–1977
Rank	Kapitänleutnant (Kriegsmarine) Konteradmiral (Bundesmarine)
Unit	U-51, U-48 destroyer Zerstörer 2 (D171)
Commands held	World War II Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Dentist

Otto Ites (5 February 1918 – 2 February 1982) was a Kapitänleutnant with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and later a Konteradmiral with the Bundesmarine. 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.

He commanded gross register tons (GRT) tons of Allied shipping. In September 1941 the Pegasus was torpedoed and all the crew managed to scramble into 2 lifeboats. One of the lifeboats was rescued but the other was found empty and upside down. The Captain reported that the Pegasus was torpedoed twice, the first one caused quite a lot of damage and the crew left the ship, but then she was torpedoed again and she sank. Fregattenkapitän Dr. Otto Ites commanded the destroyer Zerstörer 2 (D171) (formerly USS Ringgold (DD-500)) from November 1960 until September 1962.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (27 October 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (25 February 1940)^[1]
• U-boat War Badge (1939) (21 December 1939)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 March 1942 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of U-94^[2][3]
• Mentioned twice in the Wehrmachtbericht on 30 March 1942 and 18 June 1942

References

Citations

1. ^ ^{a b c} Busch and Röll 2003, p. 207.
2. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 240.
3. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 414.

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.
• Helden der Wehrmacht III - Unsterbliche deutsche Soldaten (in German). München, Germany: FZ-Verlag GmbH, 2007. ISBN 978-3-924309-82-4.

External link

Military of Germany portal

• uboat.net
• BBC

Military offices
Preceded by Fregattenkapitän Günter Kuhnke	Commander of German destroyer Z-2 (formerly USS Ringgold) December 1960 – September 1962	Succeeded by Fregattenkapitän Paul Brasack

Persondata
Name	Ites, Otto
Alternative names
Short description	German Admiral
Date of birth	5 February 1918
Place of birth	Norden, Lower Saxony
Date of death	2 February 1982
Place of death	Norden, Lower Saxony

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