WWII German U-boat Commander Otto Von Bulow Knights Cross Signed Photo

Description: Otto von Bülow Korvettenkapitän (Crew 30) Successes 14 ships sunk, total tonnage 71,450 GRT 1 warship sunk, total tonnage 1,120 tons 2 ships damaged, total tonnage 16,689 GRT Born 16 Oct 1911Wilhelmshaven Died 5 Jan 2006(94)Hamburg, Germany Otto von Bülow Ranks 1 Apr 1930 Offiziersanwärter 10 Oct 1930 Seekadett 1 Jan 1932 Fähnrich zur See 1 Apr 1934 Oberfähnrich zur See 1 Jan 1935 Leutnant zur See 1 Jun 1936 Oberleutnant zur See 1 Jun 1939 Kapitänleutnant 1 Jun 1943 Korvettenkapitän Decorations 6 Apr 1942 Iron Cross 2nd Class 6 Apr 1942 Iron Cross 1st Class 6 Apr 1942 U-boat War Badge 1939 20 Oct 1942 Knights Cross 26 Apr 1943 Knights Cross with Oak Leaves May 1943 U-boat War Badge with Diamonds 20 Apr 1944 War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords U-boat Commands U-boatFromTo U-3 11 Nov 1940 2 Jul 1941 No war patrols U-404 6 Aug 1941 19 Jul 1943 6 patrols (280 days) U-2545 29 Mar 1945 18 Apr 1945 No war patrols For the first ten years of his naval career, Otto von Bülow served on the large warships Deutschland and Schleswig-Holstein, and in several navy anti-aircraft units. In April 1940 he joined the U-boat arm and seven months later took command of the school boat U-3 in the 21st (Training) Flotilla. After the usual Baubelehrung, in August 1941 Bülow commissioned U-404 at Danzig. In January 1942 the boat left Kiel on her first war patrol. In the course of the next five patrols Bülow sank 14 ships, including the British destroyer HMS Veteran (1,120 tons). On April 23 1943 Bülow attacked an Allied escort carrier with two FAT and two G7e torpedoes. The four torpedoes were directed at the HMS Biter, but von Bülow thought he was attacking the USS Ranger. Upon hearing four explosions (probably the torpedoes dead end course), he considered them as hits, and transmitted the BdU the message "Ranger possible"; the answer was to confirm it (whether in his opinion he had sunk the carrier). Von Bülow answered with a "sinking assumed". The importance of this was that he received the Oak Leaves to this presumed sinking. It was announced in The German Press, and Hitler himself awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves to von Bülow when the commander of U-404 returned home. The Americans reacted blaming the German commander as a coward, but it is well known that he really believed he had sunk the carrier, and for the rest had an excellent service record witnessing his bravery. Later, when the truth was available for the Germans, their records were changed, and the attack correctly reported as being against the Biter. Bülow left the boat after this patrol. In September 1943, Korvkpt. Bülow founded the 23rd Flotilla in Danzig, where future U-boat commanders got their first training. When he commissioned U-2545 in the spring of 1945 he was one of the highly decorated U-boat commanders (including Schnee, Cremer, Emmermann, Witt and Topp), who took command of the new Electro U-boats (type type XXI Elektro U-boat and the smaller type XXIII Elektro U-boat) in an attempt to turn the tide in the battle of the Atlantic. In last weeks of war Bülow commanded the Marinesturmbataillon I (Naval Assault Battalion I). After the war he spent three months in British captivity. In July 1956 he joined the newly formed German navy (Bundesmarine). In 1960 at Charleston, South Carolina he commissioned the destroyer Z-6, the former US destroyer USS Charles Ausburne. In March 1963 he became commander of the 3. Zerstörer- geschwader (3rd Destroyer Squadron). Before he retired in 1970, he spent his last five years as Kapitän zur See and garrison chief of Hamburg. Sources Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1998). German U-boat commanders of World War II. Patrol info for Otto von Bülow U-boatDepartureArrival 1.U-40417 Jan 1942 Kiel 1 Feb 1942 Lorient Patrol 1,16 days 2.U-40414 Feb 1942 Lorient 4 Apr 1942 Brest Patrol 2,50 days 3.U-4046 May 1942 Brest 14 Jul 1942 St. Nazaire Patrol 3,70 days 4.U-40423 Aug 1942 St. Nazaire 13 Oct 1942 St. Nazaire Patrol 4,52 days 5.U-40421 Dec 1942 St. Nazaire 6 Feb 1943 St. Nazaire Patrol 5,48 days 6.U-40421 Mar 1943 St. Nazaire 3 May 1943 St. Nazaire Patrol 6,44 days 6 patrols, 280 days at sea Ships hit by Otto von Bülow DateU-boatCommanderName of shipTonsNat.Convoy 5 Mar 1942U-404Otto von BülowCollamer5,112amHX-178 13 Mar 1942U-404Otto von BülowTolten1,858cl 14 Mar 1942U-404Otto von BülowLemuel Burrows7,610am 17 Mar 1942U-404Otto von BülowSan Demetrio8,073br 30 May 1942U-404Otto von BülowAlcoa Shipper5,491am 1 Jun 1942U-404Otto von BülowWest Notus5,492am 3 Jun 1942U-404Otto von BülowAnna1,345sw 24 Jun 1942U-404Otto von Bülow Ljubica Matkovic3,289yu 25 Jun 1942U-404Otto von Bülow Nordal3,845pa 25 Jun 1942U-404Otto von BülowManuela4,772am 27 Jun 1942U-404Otto von BülowMoldanger6,827nw 11 Sep 1942U-404Otto von BülowMarit II (d.)7,417nwON-127 12 Sep 1942U-404Otto von BülowDaghild (d.)9,272nwON-127 26 Sep 1942U-404Otto von BülowHMS Veteran (D 72)1,120brRB-1 29 Mar 1943U-404Otto von BülowNagara8,791brSL-126 30 Mar 1943U-404Otto von Bülow Empire Bowman7,031brSL-126 12 Apr 1943U-404Otto von BülowLancastrian Prince1,914brON-176 89,259 15 ships sunk (72,570 tons) and 2 ships damaged (16,689 tons). 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