Carl Emmermann
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Career
Emmermann began his naval career in 1934. For some years he was training officer on the Naval Academy Mürwik, where future officers got their training.
In 1939 Emmermann joined the U-boat force and in November 1940 became the first Watch officer on Template:GS under the command of Hans Eckermann. On her first patrol UA only damaged the British steamer Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"..
In November 1941 Emmermann took over his own boat, Template:GS. He completed five patrols with this boat, in the Caribbean Sea, with the wolf pack Eisbär in South African waters, and in the North and South Atlantic.
His greatest success was the 10 October 1942 sinking of the British liner-troopship Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".. Emmermann sank the SS Benlomond off the coast of Brasil on 23 November 1942. His fifth patrol with U-172 was dramatic, in that the boat brought back half the crew of Template:GS which had been so heavily damaged during two air attacks that she had to be scuttled. After that patrol Emmermann became the commander of the 6th U-boat Flotilla in November 1943.
In August 1944 Emmermann became the chief of the Erprobungsgruppe Typ XXIII. There in late 1944 he wrote the battle instructions for the new Type XXIII U-boat.
In March 1945 he was commander of Template:GS for one month, and in the last month of the war he commanded the 31st U-boat Flotilla in Hamburg. Along with some other U-boat men he took part in infantry duty around Hamburg as commander of Marine-Battalion Emmermann.
Later life
Emmermann survived the war and later returned to Germany, studied engineering and prospered in business. He died on 25 March 1990 at the age of Script error: No such module "age". in Celle, West Germany.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Summary of career
As commander of U-172, Emmermann is credited with the sinking of 26 merchant ships totaling Template:GRT.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Awards
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (5 April 1938)Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (19 March 1941)Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- 1st Class (2 August 1941)Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (2 August 1941)Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- with Diamonds (1 October 1943)Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (1 September 1944)Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- U-boat Front Clasp (1 October 1944)Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knights Cross on 27 November 1942 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-172Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- 256th Oak Leaves on 4 July 1943 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-172Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Promotions
| 26 September 1934: | Seekadett (Midshipman)Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 July 1935: | Fähnrich zur See (Officer Cadet)Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 January 1937: | Oberfähnrich zur See (Senior Ensign)Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 April 1937: | Leutnant zur See (Second Lieutenant)Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 April 1939: | Oberleutnant zur See (First Lieutenant)Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 October 1941: | Kapitänleutnant (Captain Lieutenant)Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 16 July 1943: | Kapitänleutnant (Captain Lieutenant), new rank age dated 1 November 1940Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 1 December 1944 | Korvettenkapitän (Corvette Captain)Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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