Carl Emmermann (6 March 1915 – 25 March 1990) was a German U-boat commander during World War II. In his time as commander, submarines under his command sank 27 ships for a total tonnage of 152,080 gross register tons (GRT).
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 UA under the command of Hans Eckermann. On her first patrol UA only damaged the British steamer SS Empire Attendant.
In November 1941 Emmermann took over his own boat, U-172. 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 SS Orcades. 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 U-604 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 U-3037 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.
Emmermann survived the war and later returned to Germany, studied engineering and prospered in business.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Carl Emmermann news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Carl Emmermann 6 March 1915 25 March 1990 was a German U boat commander during World War II In his time as commander submarines under his command sank 27 ships for a total tonnage of 152 080 gross register tons GRT Carl EmmermannCarl EmmermannBorn 1915 03 06 6 March 1915HamburgDied25 March 1990 1990 03 25 aged 75 CelleAllegianceGermanyService wbr branch KriegsmarineYears of service1934 45RankKorvettenkapitanCommands heldU 172 5 November 1941 31 October 1943U 3037 3 March 1945 22 April 1945Battles warsBattle of the AtlanticAwardsKnight s Cross with Oak LeavesOther workEngineerbusinessman Contents 1 Career 2 Awards 3 References 3 1 Citations 3 2 BibliographyCareer editEmmermann began his naval career in 1934 For some years he was training officer on the Naval Academy Murwik where future officers got their training In 1939 Emmermann joined the U boat force and in November 1940 became the first Watch officer on UA under the command of Hans Eckermann On her first patrol UA only damaged the British steamer SS Empire Attendant In November 1941 Emmermann took over his own boat U 172 He completed five patrols with this boat in the Caribbean Sea with the wolf pack Eisbar 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 SS Orcades 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 U 604 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 U 3037 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 Emmermann survived the war and later returned to Germany studied engineering and prospered in business Awards editWehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class 5 April 1938 1 Iron Cross 1939 2nd Class 19 March 1941 2 3 1st Class 2 August 1941 2 3 U boat War Badge 1939 2 August 1941 2 with Diamonds 1 October 1943 2 War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords 1 September 1944 2 U boat Front Clasp 1 October 1944 2 Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knights Cross on 27 November 1942 as Kapitanleutnant and commander of U 172 4 5 256th Oak Leaves on 4 July 1943 as Kapitanleutnant and commander of U 172 4 6 References editCitations edit Busch amp Roll 2003 p 276 a b c d e f Busch amp Roll 2003 p 277 a b Thomas 1997 p 154 a b Scherzer 2007 p 294 Fellgiebel 2000 p 172 Fellgiebel 2000 p 70 Bibliography edit Busch Rainer Roll Hans Joachim 2003 Der U Boot Krieg 1939 1945 Die Ritterkreuztrager der U Boot Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 The U Boat War 1939 1945 The Knight s Cross Bearers of the U Boat Force from September 1939 to May 1945 in German Hamburg Berlin Bonn Germany Verlag E S Mittler amp Sohn ISBN 978 3 8132 0515 2 Fellgiebel Walther Peer 2000 1986 Die Trager des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 1945 Die Inhaber der hochsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile The Bearers of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 1945 The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches in German Friedberg Germany Podzun Pallas ISBN 978 3 7909 0284 6 Scherzer Veit 2007 Die Ritterkreuztrager 1939 1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer Luftwaffe Kriegsmarine Waffen SS Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbundeter Streitkrafte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives The Knight s Cross Bearers 1939 1945 The Holders of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army Air Force Navy Waffen SS Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives in German Jena Germany Scherzers Militaer Verlag ISBN 978 3 938845 17 2 Thomas Franz 1997 Die Eichenlaubtrager 1939 1945 Band 1 A K The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939 1945 Volume 1 A K in German Osnabruck Germany Biblio Verlag ISBN 978 3 7648 2299 6 Military officesPreceded byKorvettenkapitan Georg Wilhelm Schulz Commander of the 6th U boat FlotillaNovember 1942 August 1944 Succeeded bydisbandedPreceded byKapitan zur See Bruno Mahn Commander of the 31st U boat FlotillaApril May 1945 Succeeded bydisbandedPortal nbsp Biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carl Emmermann 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