Otto Kretschmer

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Iron_Cross_1st_Class
gptkb:Iron_Cross_2nd_Class
gptkb:U-boat_Front_Clasp
U-boat War Badge
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross
gptkbp:born May 1, 1912
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Ohlsdorf_Cemetery
gptkbp:collectibility March 17, 1941
gptkbp:commanded U-99
gptkbp:contractUntil 47
gptkbp:contributedTo U-boat history
gptkbp:depictedIn Films and documentaries
gptkbp:died August 5, 1998
gptkbp:documentedIn Military history books
gptkbp:family Married with children
gptkbp:famousFor U-boat warfare
gptkbp:fate Prisoner of war
gptkbp:historicalSignificance U-boat_commander_during_WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Otto Kretschmer
gptkbp:influence U-boat tactics
gptkbp:influenced Naval strategy development
gptkbp:influencedBy World War I naval strategies
gptkbp:inspiration Naval fiction
gptkbp:involvedIn Naval warfare
gptkbp:knownFor U-boat operations
gptkbp:legacy Influence on submarine warfare tactics
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:World_War_II
Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:nickname Silent Otto
gptkbp:notableEvent Most successful U-boat commander
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Breslau,_Germany
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Hamburg,_Germany
gptkbp:postWarCareer Merchant shipping
Settled_in_Germany
gptkbp:rank Korvettenkapitän
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:German_Navy
gptkbp:recruitment U-boat experiences
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:U-boat_U-99
gptkbp:serviceYears 1934–1945
gptkbp:tactics Wolfpack tactics
gptkbp:torpedoSystem Type VII U-boat
gptkbp:yearsActive 1934–1945