Heinrich Schonder

Military Person

1910 – 1943

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Who was Heinrich Schonder?

Heinrich Schonder was a German U-boat commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

U-200 was sunk by two depth charges on her first patrol with all hands lost on 24 June 1943 in the North Atlantic southwest of Iceland by a Royal Air Force B-24 Liberator bomber of No. 120 Squadron.

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Born
Jul 23, 1910
Erfurt
Died
Jun 28, 1943
Atlantic Ocean

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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