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Heinz Schaeffer

Born

in Berlin, Germany

April 28, 1921

Died

January 15, 1979

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During the Second World War, Heinz Schäffer served as an officer in the German Navy (Kriegsmarine). He served aboard submarines.

Schäffer first served on U-445 as 1st Watch Officer (I WO) for four patrols. He then took command of the small Type IID U-148.

He later took over U-977 from Hans Leilich, and it was under Oblt. Schaeffer's command that U-977 set off from Norway on her very famous (and no doubt arduous) voyage to Argentina when Germany announced her surrender. He made sure to keep the full complement of torpedoes, despite the cramped conditions in a Type VIIC U-boat, to avoid any accusations of having sunk ships after the ceasefire

After the war he wrote a book, "U-boat 977", about this patrol and all the bizarre rumours related to i ...more

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	Sous-Mariniers: Des commandants anglais et allemand racontent leurs combats (39-45 Carnets de guerre) (French Edition) by Alastair Mars, Heinz Schaeffer 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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