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Joachim Schepke
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Joachim Schepke

Birth
Flensburg, Stadtkreis Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Death
16 Mar 1941 (aged 29)
At Sea
Monument
Heikendorf, Kreis Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Add to Map
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One of the top three German U-Boat Ace's during World War 2. Joachim Schepke, Commander of U-100, along with Gunther Prien and Otto Kretschmer, sank more Allied shipping than any other U-Boat Commander's during World War 2. He was lost at sea after his U-Boat was sank after his U-100 attacked a convoy.
One of the top three German U-Boat Ace's during World War 2. Joachim Schepke, Commander of U-100, along with Gunther Prien and Otto Kretschmer, sank more Allied shipping than any other U-Boat Commander's during World War 2. He was lost at sea after his U-Boat was sank after his U-100 attacked a convoy.

Bio by: Curt Benge

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Curt Benge
  • Added: Jul 13, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7682931/joachim-schepke: accessed ), memorial page for Joachim Schepke (8 Mar 1912–16 Mar 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7682931, citing Möltenort U-Boat Memorial, Heikendorf, Kreis Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; Maintained by Find a Grave.