The amazing story of legendary WWII U-boat commander, and Knight''s Cross recipient, Peter Cremer. Peter Cremer was appointed commander of U-333, a type VIIC submarine with a close-knit crew. During his first North Atlantic patrol U-333 sank three ships; unfortunately, the third victim was actually a German blockade-runner.
Cremer was acquitted before a court martial.
During his second patrol, the U-333 was rammed by an Allied tanker before reaching American shores. His later patrols were equally amazing. In April 1945, Cremer was ordered to take command of a panzer unit, Marine-Panzer-Vernichtungsbataillon, that was credited with destroying twenty-four tanks.
Cremer ended the war as head of Grossadmiral Dönitz’s security battalion.
This biography details all WWII patrols by U-333 and features over 200 images and maps.
| Format |
Inbunden |
| Omfång |
80 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2016-06-28 |
| ISBN |
9780764350719 |
