Horst von Schroeter
Horst von Schroeter was a German U-boat commander during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. After World War II he joined the West German Navy and from 1976 to 1979 held the position of Commander of the NATO Naval forces in the Baltic Sea Approaches.Service history
Ships attacked
As commander of Horst von Schroeter is credited with the sinking of six merchant ships for a total of, a warship of, and damaging a ship of.
| Date | Ship | Nationality | Tonnage | Fate |
| 29 December 1942 | Baron Cochrane | | 3,385 | Sunk |
| 29 December 1942 | Empire Shackleton | | 7,068 | Damaged |
| 8 April 1943 | Castillo Montealegre | | 3,972 | Sunk |
| 18 April 1943 | | | 7,459 | Sunk |
| 18 April 1943 | HMS P-615 | | 683 | Sunk |
| 29 April 1943 | Nanking | | 5,931 | Sunk |
| 5 May 1943 | Holmbury | | 4,566 | Sunk |
| 9 May 1943 | Kanbe | | 6,244 | Sunk |
Awards
